Wednesday, May 9, 2012










WHAT WOULD YOU ASK FOR





As David was dying
He bestowed on his son, Solomon, his kingship

And he told his son-Solomon
To walk in the ways of the Lord
And to keep God’s laws and requirements
As written
In the book of Moses

And that
God would “keep his promise”
That someone from David’s descendants
Would always sit on the throne

After David does in fact die
The Lord appears to Solomon and says,

“Ask for whatever you want me
To give to you”                                             1 Kings 3:5

So Solomon asks for,

“A discerning heart
To govern your people
And to distinguish between right and wrong”                                1 Kings 3:9

In other words---WISDOM

God was so pleased
With Solomon’s answer
That he bestows on him,
“Riches and honor
So that in your lifetime
You will have no equal among kings”                              1 Kings 3:13

If you were Solomon
What would you have asked for

Basically, wisdom is practical insight
The skill of living successfully
And it begins
With FEAR OF THE LORD

In Solomon’s own words, he writes,

“The FEAR of the Lord
Is the beginning of knowledge
For fools despise wisdom and discipline”                              Proverbs 1:7

Unfortunately for Solomon
He made some bad choices with women

Is there any of us men
That can’t identify with that
At least once in our life

The Bible says
That he-Solomon-had over 700 wives
And as he grew older
He let his wives
Turn his heart toward other gods

And that his heart
Was NOT fully devoted
To the one true God
As his father-David’s-had been

So Solomon---As ADAM did before him
Chose to follow a woman over God

God becomes angry at Solomon
Because he DID NOT keep his covenant
With God
So God
Let’s his kingdom become divided

HOW MANY of us
Have become LOST in life
BOTH men and women
By becoming enamored with someone of the opposite sex
With a dubious reputation

So dear friends---like Solomon before us
We pray for WISDOM
But NOT just any wisdom

We pray for SPIRITUAL WISDOM
And the FAITH to see it through

“The man
Without the spirit
Does not accept the things
That come from the spirit of God
For they are foolishness to him
And he cannot understand them
Because they are spiritually discerned”                              1 Corinthians 2:14

Dear Lord, humbly, we your people
Ask you for one more thing

That the SPIRIT OF GOD
BE PRESENT IN OUR LIVES

In Jesus’ name, we pray…….

Robert P. Wallman
3-22-12


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