In Luke 18 Jesus described two men who went to the temple to pray. One man was a Pharisee who thought he followed the law but in all reality, he was self-righteous and prideful. The other man was a tax collector who was hated by everyone and he humbly asked God for mercy since he knew he was a sinner. The tax collector and the Pharisee needed to be rescued and only Jesus Christ will set us free from the penalty of sin. Don't be deceived like the Pharisee, rest peacefully in the finished work of Jesus Christ.

Exodus 20 instructs the Jewish people to remember the Sabbath by keeping it holy. The Pharisees made it legalistic and forgot the real reason for the Sabbath. Jesus paid the price for our sins on the cross so that we could rest in Him. We have flexibility in how we observe the Sabbath, but the key is celebrating the Lord Jesus Christ and resting in His finished work

In 1 Kings 6 the Lord came to Solomon and promised Solomon that if he observed His laws and kept His commands then the Lord would live among the Israelites and not abandon His people. Solomon knew the law, especially Deuteronomy 17 which instructed kings on how they should serve. By 1 Kings 11 Solomon had violated the law and pursued gold, foreign women and foreign gods. When we are tempted for power, money, lust, and more things that will set us apart from God, we must confess our sins and repent and turn back to Jesus.