Day 11- 1 Kings

Suppose God pulls the genie in the bottle routine on you and asks, "If you could have anything in the world, what would you want?" A new car? A new house? Healthy children? $10 million? World peace? No more hunger? Fame? Your favorite team to win the championship? God did just that with Solomon and here's what happened:

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.”

Solomon answered, “You have shown great kindness to your servant, my father David, because he was faithful to you and righteous and upright in heart. You have continued this great kindness to him and have given him a son to sit on his throne this very day.

“Now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties. Your servant is here among the people you have chosen, a great people, too numerous to count or number. 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 3:5-9)

Solomon asked for wisdom. Wisdom is THAT important. Wisdom will guide us through any financial situation. Wisdom helps us to know how to react in any work or parenting situation.

And God is still happy to give wisdom. You can find tons of it in the Scriptures. Every life situation is a chance to gain more. I think God honors those kinds of prayers. We often pray much different prayers than Solomon. We pray prayers with more self serving intentions. God yearns to give us wisdom. Ask for it!