Beasts Of The Earth (Facts On Komodo dragons)

Fact 1) Komodo Dragons can run up to 30 Mph.

Fact 2) Komodo Dragons have their own armor type. Which is mad out of thei hard scales.

Fact 3) Komodo Dragons, will eat other baby Komodo Dragons, but only if they are hungry.

Fact 4) Komodo Dragons, will eat 80% of the food they get.

Fact 5) Komodo Dragons may look very mean, but they can play with you. Games such as, Tug O' War, Fetch, and, and Base ball, using their tale as a bat.

Don't get one as a pet though.

^"25And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good."

The Fall of Solomon

“But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the

end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall

henceforth return no more that way. Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his

heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.”

-Deuteronomy 17:16-17

God specifically told Isreal, even before they had a king, that the king was not to gather

great amounts of silver or gold, that he was not to take a bunch of wives (Let’s be real: That

never goes well), and that he wasn’t to have a bunch of horses. Guess what Solomon did?

Solomon starts out as a very wise king. People come from all over the world to see his

riches and wisdom that God had given him. Isreal was exactly how it should’ve been. It’s

very possible Isreal never was and never will be in a position so good again.

Then, Solomon starts doing what HE HIMSELF said not to do. He starts taking wives (bad

enough) from other countries (terrible idea). He gathers great amounts of gold and silver

and has a high amount of horses.

Since he’d taken wives from these other countries, they now have an influence over him.

Before you know it, Solomon is setting up temples, offering sacrifices, and worshiping

these gods make of wood and stone.

Because God is just and must punish sin, this can’t go undealt with. God sends enemies to

attack Isreal, breaking the peaceful time they had been enjoying. Then, God tells Solomon

that Isreal will be taken from him, but because of his covenant with David, he will give him

one tribe. He also tells him that he will not do this in his lifetime, but his sons.

What a difference it would’ve made if Solomon had took his own advice! Solomon, wisest

man to ever live, writer of Proverbs, Song of Solomon (Song of Songs), and Ecclesiastes—

Who was the one that caused the downfall of Isreal? Him. All because he didn’t take his

own advice.

What can we learn from this? Well, a basic lesson is simple: Obey God. But what else? We

need to be careful about what and who we let into our lives, as they will influence it. If

Solomon hadn’t taken all those wives, he may not have started worshiping idols. His

gathering of gold, silver, and horses also showed a diminishing faith in God, which

becomes obvious when he completely disobeys him. As you gain more freedoms, you will

also have more chances to disobey. Watch what you let into your life, and keep a strong

and healthy relationship with God.

What’s your idol?

“Whoops! That was close!” Moses was trying to be careful as he made his way down

the mountain, but his foot kept slipping under the loose pebbles. He had almost fallen for the

third time. He kept on going, slowly, and a while later he reached the end of his perilous

descent. He couldn’t wait to get back and show his people the stone tablets that God had given

to them. But what was that? Music? He looked down at the Israelite camp, and beheld a

nightmare. The people were worshipping some golden calf! Moses wasn’t excited anymore.

He wasn’t even happy. He was angry. He screamed, threw the tablets which then broke into

pieces, and then crushed that golden idol to smithereens.

Though there has always been idolatry in the world, it is worse today. In America, our

idols definitely do not resemble golden calves, but instead can come in the forms of Apple and

Samsung, Sephora, American Eagle and Tilly’s, Instagram and Facebook, YouTube, Taylor

Swift, Chik-Fil-A, Netflix, Amazon, Trump, Costco, and, hey, don’t forget about those mirrors

in your very own house. Of course, some of these things aren’t necessarily bad, but they can

become idols.

There is another form of idolatry too. We don’t even notice till someone points it out.

We love to put our identity in other people. If we know somebody that is popular or respected

in the community, we tell everyone. This was the case with Jesus’ own brothers. They tried to

get him to perform miracles at the Feast of Tabernacles, so that people would know that he

was their brother, and praise them. John 7:1-9 talks about this. His brothers said,

“Depart

from here and go into Judea, that your disciples also may see the works that you are doing.

For no one does anything in secret while he himself seeks to be known openly. If you do these

things, show yourself to the world.

” They wanted to be able to say,

“Look! Here’s Jesus! He’s

our brother!” John goes on to write,

“For even his brothers did not believe in him.

” Then Jesus

calls them out. Verses 6-7 continue,

“Then Jesus said to them,

‘My time has not yet come, but

your time is always ready. The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify of it

that its works are evil.

’” Boom.

There are a million and one things that we idolize. Here’s an easy way to tell if you are

idolizing something (or maybe even someone). Does it constantly occupy your thoughts? Do

you go to it for comfort? The only thing we should be going to for comfort is God. Praying

always helps! God wants us to only worship him, but our idols often get in the way. An easy solution to do is what Moses did- smash that sucker into smithereens.