The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in 1 Kings 10:6-9,
"The report I heard in my own country about your achievements and your wisdom is true. But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told me; in wisdom and wealth you have far exceeded the report I heard. How happy your people must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom! Praise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the Lord's eternal love for Israel, he has made you king to maintain justice and righteousness."
"The report I heard in my own country about your achievements and your wisdom is true. But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told me; in wisdom and wealth you have far exceeded the report I heard. How happy your people must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom! Praise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the Lord's eternal love for Israel, he has made you king to maintain justice and righteousness."
This is the observation the queen of Sheba made to Solomon as she observed his kingdom. Together with Solomon's wisdom, splendor and majesty - the majesty of his court, its furnishings, and everything connected with his kingdom, she was simply overwhelmed. Prior to her coming, upon hearing of Solomon, she doubted the grandeur of all the details she heard until she made the trek to see for herself. She was simply astonished!
The account brings to my mind the day we will arrive in the the kingdom of Jesus Christ in the resurrection. I am quite certain we will have our own "Queen of Sheba" experience when all we see registers within our minds. I believe we will all be astonished at the majesty and splendor of our wonderful king who died for us, that we might have a place in his kingdom. We will be overwhelmed with all the Lord has for us in the new age - our homes, our renewed bodies, a life lived in the pristine splendor that will mark the many perfections of our wonderful Creator!
Yes, we know of it, we have been told of it, but we have yet to behold it! It is that moment of beholding and the thrill and astonishment that will grip us on that day is what attracts my mind this morning. How exciting!
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