Posted in Wisdom Bible Studies and Devotionals

In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.  And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.  And now, O Lord my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.  And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.  Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?  And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.  And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment; behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.  And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.  And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.          ~I Kings 3:5-14

Can you imagine the Lord asking you personally what it is that you desire?  Wow!  And yet, when we come before Him with a humble heart, this is exactly what He is doing.  He loves us so much and longs to give us our heart’s desire!

 There is a lesson to be learned in this conversation between Solomon and God.  And that is that Solomon wasn’t concerned with his own self—his desire was to have the guidance, the wisdom, to know what to do and when to do it. 

 This should be our own heart’s prayer.  That our Lord will guide us and lead us in all wisdom in our life.  It was after Solomon asked for this one thing that the Lord gave him ever so much more, and so it shall be with us.  No one will ever be like Solomon, and we shouldn’t desire to be.  We are the person God has made us to be, and it is the wisdom that we need in our own life that will be different from any other. For no one can live our life but us, and no one can equip us for our life but the Lord.  Won’t you allow Him to enable and equip you today for what it is that He has for you to do?

Hugs,

Cynthia Robin