July 3, 2021 • 12 mins
If God was to offer you anything you wanted what would we ask for?
Would you ask for something that fulfilled your ambition or desire or would you ask for something for the benefit of humanity?
In 1 Kings 3: 5 we read ; ‘At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.”’
In response David asked for “a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong.”
’The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this. So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be. Moreover, I will give you what you have not asked for—both wealth and honour—so that in your lifetime you will have no equal among kings. - 1 Kings 3: 10-13
Meaning: God gave Solomon wisdom - and because he asked for that and not wealth, he gave him wealth as well.
Lesson: We need to learn how to live For the good of humanity and not just for the good of ourselves.
Would you ask for something that fulfilled your ambition or desire or would you ask for something for the benefit of humanity?
In 1 Kings 3: 5 we read ; ‘At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.”’
In response David asked for “a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong.”
’The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this. So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be. Moreover, I will give you what you have not asked for—both wealth and honour—so that in your lifetime you will have no equal among kings. - 1 Kings 3: 10-13
Meaning: God gave Solomon wisdom - and because he asked for that and not wealth, he gave him wealth as well.
Lesson: We need to learn how to live For the good of humanity and not just for the good of ourselves.
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