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“Think about It Some More Even though God judged Solomon for worshiping false gods, there was hope in God’s punishment. God gave Solomon good news mixed with the bad news. The bad news was that God took the kingdom away from Solomon, but the good news was that he promised not to do it until Solomon’s son was king. And even then God promised not to take all of Israel away, but to allow Solomon’s son to be king over one tribe. The math seems wrong here. Ten tribes were torn away, leaving two—but God said he would spare one tribe for the sake of Jerusalem. Commentators believe the tribe of Benjamin was not mentioned because it was assumed that it came with its city, Jerusalem. So God was giving one more tribe to be with Jerusalem while ten tribes were pulled away. God did this for the sake of David and for the sake of Jerusalem. You see, God had promised David that he would have a son on the throne forever. So even though Solomon disobeyed God, he remained on the throne so God could keep his promise to David. Jesus, one of Solomon’s far-off grandchildren, is the ultimate way God kept that promise. By saving the tribe of Judah (the tribe Jesus came from) and allowing Solomon to remain on the throne, God kept his promise to David and opened the way for the good news of the gospel to come to all of us.”
― Marty Machowski, Long Story Short: Ten-Minute Devotions to Draw Your Family to God

“Cling with faith to this hope: that through the gospel proclamation in your home, the Holy Spirit will regenerate the hearts of your children and lead them to faith alone, in Christ alone, by grace alone!”
― Marty Machowski, Old Story New: Ten-Minute Devotions to Draw Your Family to God

“Pick a leaf off a plant and show it to your children. Ask them what it is and what it tells us. Draw them out for a short while. Hold the leaf in your fingers and say, “One little leaf is all we need to know that God is real. Paul tells us in the book of Romans that everyone can see God’s power and knows that he is real by looking at the things God made. Every plant leaf is made up of millions of cells that use sunlight and water to make sugar for the plant to use for food! This week you will learn about God’s marvelous creation.”
― Marty Machowski, Long Story Short: Ten-Minute Devotions to Draw Your Family to God