1 Kings 11:9

1 Kings 11:9 says, And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the Lord God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,  God, Who appeared to Solomon twice at this time, was displeased with him because he had turned away from God.  I don't believe that God had only spoken to Solomon twice in all this time, but that He appeared to Solomon twice in such a way that he could not deny the reality of God as opposed to these other gods who were not real.  Though He is not going to appear to us physically, Jesus Christ is going to appear to us spiritually in a way that we will know of His reality, and once we accept Him as our personal Savior and Lord, He is going to be upset with us if we allow some other god to begin to influence us.  Verse ten adds, And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which the Lord  commanded.  During these appearances, God warned Solomon that he should not worship other gods.  When we accept Jesus Christ, He warns us that we cannot also worship other gods.  Solomon, who had asked God for wisdom and had been given it, now wasn't wise enough to listen to God.  No matter how wise we are, since true wisdom comes from God, if we don't listen when God speaks to us, we are of all people most foolish.  Verse twelve continues, Wherefore the Lord said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant.  God told Solomon that since he had not remained true to his covenant relationship with Him, that He was going to take the kingdom from Solomon and give it to Solomon's servant.  God didn't say that He was removing Solomon from the family of Israel though.  I am not sure that we can accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord and follow after other gods, but we can allow other things to become more important than God, thereby making them like a god to us.  If we do, we are not removed from God's family, but He may give what would have been our blessings to others.  Verse twelve states, Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.  God told Solomon that He wouldn't remove the kingdom from him during his lifetime for David's sake, but that He would remove it during the reign of Solomon's son.  We are saved by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, and if we have accepted Him as our personal Savior and Lord, we will never be removed from the family of God for His sake.  If he could lose those that He had saved, He would be less than all-powerful.  Still, if we do not live and witness for God, our children may be lost from His kingdom.  Verse thirteen adds, Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.  God then said He wouldn't take the whole kingdom from Solomon's son but would leave him with one tribe for David's sake and Jerusalem, which He had chosen.  As Christians, we are preserved by the power of God, and even if we lose material blessings today because we have not followed His will, we will not lose our salvation.