On this special Graduation Sunday, Pastor Jason wanted to have one more “Student Class” with the graduates. In it he points them to Solomon as he became king, and the fact that like him, they and all of us are taking our next steps both forward and upward. Forward because we are about to go further than we’ve ever gone before. Upward because we are about to be doing better than we’ve ever done before. It’s progress that is locked stepped with excellence.

Solomon recognized that he was God’s servant, that God was in control. Second he told God he was willing to accept whatever He would have him do, but he needed the right mind set and the right skill set. Third, he knew that the overarching purpose of life is serving those that he has been designed to serve. For us our priority is not what we’re going to do, but Who we’re going to serve. Life is a series of steps, but every step is for us not against us, designed to graduate into what God wants us to be.