Irony?

Solomon brought Pharaoh's daughter up from the City of David to the palace he had built for her, for he said, "My wife must not live in the palace of David king of Israel, because the places the ark of the LORD has entered are holy." - 2 Chronicles 8:11

Solomon doesn't want his wife to be in the holy places.......yet he married her. Ironic, ain't it? Even if it was a purely political step, it showed that he didn't fully trust in God to watch over the nation. Double-standards.

How many of us live with these double-standards in our lives? Ladies: do you have any item of clothing you wouldn't wear to church/wouldn't want God to see you in, and yet you wear them to other places?

Do we secretly listen to certain types of music, or read certain kinds of books, which we would be embarassed to share with our Christian friends? (Confession: I did!)

Every aspect of our lives must be consecrated to God.

Ask yourself this, if you're not too sure if what you're doing is right or wrong: If Jesus catches me doing this, will He be pleased? If your conscience nags you, you should stop doing it.

By the way, a reminder - God knows what you're doing. Nothing's hidden from Him.