1 Kings 3:9
Give your servant, therefore, an understanding heart to judge your people and to distinguish right from wrong.
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I said to myself, I would study well so I may become very rich someday. So I can buy whatever I want, go wherever I want and be whatever I want to be.
Foolishness of a child…
I know God had already forgiven me for thinking about that.
And now, we are not anymore kids, but we still think of the same thing. Getting wisdom for our own selfish ends.
No wonder God so loved Solomon during his time. He has all the richness of the earth for the taking, but he asked for wisdom above anything else. And that wisdom he used for the glory of God.
Solomon was a man of wisdom. He had wisdom to distinguish between right and wrong in order to serve God’s flock. And it came from his deep desire for loving God and sharing His glory with others.
He used the wisdom, not for his selfish purpose, but for the glory of God. It was the fruit of his love and fear of the Lord.
And “the whole world sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart.” (1 Kings 10:24)
If we really love the Lord and God’s flock from our hearts, we must ask God’s wisdom to serve others. Then God will surely give us wisdom. Not because we need it, but because God wants us to have it in our hearts.
Let us pray +
Oh Lord, Your word is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. We pray for each other today, as we share Your great work with each other through our friendships.
Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all you lands.
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