The High places

"And Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places" (1 Kings 3:3 KJV). King Solomon loved the Lord, but he had a flesh issue. He could not get away from the sin nature, even with all the wisdom he had. There are just some things that we need help with, and the battle against the flesh is one of them. Many great kings in the Old Testament fell to the lust of the flesh because of the sin nature. Many started off knowing God in a powerful way. They followed the Lord for a time. Then the pride of life, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes began to turn their hearts away from the living God. Sin does not start from the outside of one's life. Yes, there is a lot of sin and ungodliness that surrounds our lives that we can visibly see , but it is up to the individual whom they are going to serve. Sin starts from within man's heart and the desires that are there. If one chooses to put water in his or her gas tank, what can they expect? It is the same with sin. We have a choice to allow it to manifest and take part in it or to stand firm against it in the Holy Spirit. In the days we are living in, the Bible states that many will fall away from the faith due to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons. Many will be lovers of self, lovers of pleasure, boastful, conceited, and living for their own desires, as the gates of hell grow bigger. That is their choice, but it does not have to be ours. Jesus has made a way for everyone of us to walk free from sin and death. "Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?" (Romans 6:16 KJV). God bless you. Amen