| Therefore give to Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours? |
| 1 Kings 3:9 |
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Ask For Wisdom |
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When Solomon became king, he
was only a young man of about 18 years old. He had big shoes to fill as
David’s successor to the throne. So when the Lord appeared to him in a
dream and asked him what he wanted, he asked the Lord for wisdom to lead
the people. This request pleased the Lord.
I
believe that the same request that pleased the Lord then still pleases
Him today. He is pleased when we ask Him for wisdom. To ask Jesus for
wisdom is to put ourselves in a posture of trusting and depending on His
unmerited favor.
Although
Solomon only asked for wisdom, the Lord added “riches and wealth and
honor” to him (2 Chronicles 1:12). Too many people are chasing riches,
wealth and honor, not realizing that they come through the wisdom of
Jesus. Even if someone were to come into sudden wealth, without the
wisdom of Jesus to manage it, the money would be squandered away. But
with the wisdom of Jesus, you won’t only be blessed, you will also be
able to hold on to the blessings in your life. Jesus makes you safe for
good success that produces lasting and abiding fruit from generation to
generation!
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