PROCLAMATION
“So give your servant a discerning heart to govern Your
people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people
of Yours?” 1 Kings 3:9 (NIV)
EXPLANATION
After he had dealt with the men that his father David
had warned him about and was secure in the position as king, (1 Kings 2:46)
Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt, his most powerful neighbor,
and married his daughter. (1 Kings 3:1)
He walked in the ways of The Lord as his father had told him. One night The Lord God appeared to him in a
vision and told him to ask for whatever he wanted. (1 Kings 3:5) Solomon asked for wisdom and discernment. His request pleased The Lord God and He told
him that He would give him what he asked for and much more. Thus, Solomon became the wisest man ever, in
addition to becoming wealthy and honorable. (1 Kings 3:11-13)
APPLICATION
The way that we speak to God today is through
prayer. However, we should be very
careful with respect to the things that we pray and ask The Lord God to give to
us. He hears and answers the prayers of
the righteous. (Proverbs 15:8 and 15:29)
The sincere prayers of the righteous are powerful and effective. (James
5:16) Jesus, The Christ, said, “And all
things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.”
(Matthew 21:22) He told His disciples
that everyone who asks will receive, (Luke 11:10) we just need to make sure
that what we ask for will give God glory.
We will not receive that which is asked for with the wrong motives.
(James 4:3) We should not ask for
anything bad to befall a child of God and we should not be selfish with our prayer
requests. Remember, Job was blessed with twice as much
as he had only after he prayed for his friends. (Job 42:10) There is power in prayer.
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