Day 194..."Solomon's quick fall...the face of an angel"

As our previous reading could not have been more glorious, we quickly how quickly one can fall. The main cause Solomon began worshipping the gods of his wives. I often have thought how Solomon is a symbolic of humanity as a whole. He had the most of everything as he had wisdom along with being handsome and prosperous. He began splintering in his allegiance to God and this led to his fall. Is this not the story of Israel? After Solomon's death, his son Rehoboam led to an even greater collapse of Israel. How quickly things changed for Israel! The Song of Songs is filled with very romatic images today. Beauty is expressed in many metaphors today. Does anyone still think the Bible is dull upon reading these images? The first Church problem was solved by aligning people with their gifts. This model of problems solving is good today. In every problem is an opportunity. Through the successful solving of the problem regarding the neglected widows...a stronger ministry emerged and the Church kept growing and growing. Stephen is accused of blasphemy and will be stoned to death but notice how innocent he appeared before the council..."And gazing at him, all who sat in the council saw that his face was like the face of an angel."