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**Daily Devotional**
When looking for a new car, potential buyers look at more than the exterior styling. They check out the inner workings that make it run smoothly and efficiently.
When choosing a spouse, however, some
are not so careful. They discover too late that a beautiful body is
camouflaging a defective mind and soul. Men and women both make this
mistake, but author Carolyn Custis James was specifically concerned
about men when she wrote: ?
woman?s interest in theology ought to be
the first thing to catch a man?s eye. . . . [Her] theology suddenly
matters when a man is facing a crisis and she is the only one around to
offer encouragement.?
Solomon should have known this. He was, after all, the wisest man who ever lived (1 Kings 3:12; 4:29-34). But Solomon followed his own desires rather than God?s command and married women whose allegiance was not to God (11:1-2). The results were disastrous. Solomon?s wives turned his heart toward other gods (vv.3-4), and God became angry with him (v.9). The kingdom of Israel was eventually divided and defeated (vv.11-13).
Good theology is important for everyone. And it is difficult to make good decisions if our allegiance is to someone who does not know and love God. ? Julie Ackerman Link
Thinking It Over
Why is it unwise for a follower of Christ to marry an unbeliever? What
advice does Peter give to wives of unbelieving husbands? (see 1 Peter
3:1).