Meditate On
Therefore give to Your servant an understanding heart to
judge Your people, that I may discern between good and evil. For who is able to
judge this great people of Yours?
1 Kings 3:9
Ask For
Wisdom
When Solomon became king, he was only a young man of
about 18 years old. He had big shoes to fill as David’s successor to the
throne. So when the Lord appeared to him in a dream and asked him what he
wanted, he asked the Lord for wisdom to lead the people. This request pleased
the Lord.
I believe that the same request that pleased the Lord
then still pleases Him today. He is pleased when we ask Him for wisdom. To ask
Jesus for wisdom is to put ourselves in a posture of trusting and depending on
His unmerited favor.
Although Solomon only asked for wisdom, the Lord added
“riches and wealth and honor” to him (2 Chronicles 1:12). Too many people are
chasing riches, wealth and honor, not realizing that they come through the
wisdom of Jesus. Even if someone were to come into sudden wealth, without the
wisdom of Jesus to manage it, the money would be squandered away. But with the
wisdom of Jesus, you won’t only be blessed, you will also be able to hold on to
the blessings in your life. Jesus makes you safe for good success that produces
lasting and abiding fruit from generation to generation!
BLESSINGS
JOSEPH PRINCE
