The picture is of our pastor preaching on a Sunday night at Walnut Street.From the Pastor:
(1 Kings 1:5) Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king...
Self exaltation is strongly condemned in God's Holy Word. It never comes out for good. Adonijah showed little interest in his father's failing health. King David was on his death bed while his son Adonijah was making plans to take over the kingdom. Adonijah made alliances with highly influential men of David's kingdom and spent his time positioning himself to be King. There is no record of his visiting or sitting with his father who was very near death. It were as if he cared not for his father but would be overjoyed to see him die so that he could have the kingdom. There is no love in the heart of one who is this self-centered and selfish. Not only would he not be king by exalting himself he would be dead because of his attempt to exalt himself.
Reader, be advised, and learn from the failure of this son of Haggith. If you seek to exalt yourself you will be brought low. The Lord said to take the lowest seat at a feast and not the highest. The key to greatness and exaltation is humility and service. The Lord loves the heart of a servant. By serving our Lord, humbly and lowly we will one day hear Him say “Well done, thou good and faithful servant” and we will receive from Him a crown of righteousness which fadeth not away.
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