King Solomon

King Solomon’s New Proverb: You Get What You Pay For

SolomonSuccess.comFar be it from us to demonstrate the unmitigated gall to presume to update one of King Solomon’s Proverbs – oh, what the heck, we’ll go ahead and do it. The problem is not that his ideas are outdated but rather that language has changed so much, and the attention span of the average American has regressed to that of a fruit fly, that we’re afraid some of the good king’s wisdom isn’t getting through any more. Like it or not, the message has been obfuscated by language.

So here we go. King Solomon’s New and Improved Proverb #1. We call this one, “You get what you pay for.”

A Responsible Man in the Land of Irresponsibility

SolomonSuccess.comAmerica may be the land of opportunity but it has disintegrated into the land of irresponsibility as well, which wouldn’t have sat well with King Solomon or God, for that matter. Too many of us want to get rich quick while medicating ourselves into oblivion, supporting hideously bad behavior on reality television, and poisoning our one and only body with a steady diet of tasty but nutritionally dead food products that only faintly resemble anything edible.

King Solomon’s Temple Mission

King SolomonIt seems that much of the trouble and vexation in this life created by followers of God’s word is a result of losing focus of the primary mission, which is hold God primary and treat him with the humility, awe, respect, and service that is due. You’ve likely heard the story a hundred times before but it bears repeating. King Solomon was in the habit of making grand gestures to God and, one night, after offering a thousand or so burnt offerings, God appeared to him and asked what the King wanted from God.

King Solomon Didn’t Use Airline Miles

King SolomonFor lo these many months have we wandered into the office daily to ponder why King Solomon didn’t make use of his frequent flyer airline miles when he was darting about from one corner of his kingdom to the other? At least we’re fairly certain the good King wasn’t carrying around an American Airlines Suckercard…er…we meant to say Mastercard, during his travels. The Bible doesn’t mention airline reward points in one single, solitary instance, which leads us to the obvious conclusion that it wasn’t a good deal then either!

King Solomon’s Business Priorities

King SolomonIf ever there was a ruler in history who appeared to have taken God’s favor and put it to use amassing an incredible fortune, it was King Solomon. In his spare time, he did a little writing which you might have heard of also – the book of Proverbs, in the Bible. But did the good king simply run around watching everything he touched turn to gold? No, he didn’t. God’s plan was humming along nicely in the background, exhibited by the following attributes.