SCRIPTURE: 1Kings (NIV) 3:5 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.”…
9 So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to people of yours?”
10 The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this.
OBSERVATION: What a wise choice, to choose wisdom! He requested a wise heart to enable him to govern Israel and to know the difference between good and evil.
Of all the things Solomon could have requested, he asked for that which would make him a better servant, both to God and to the people. He used his power to choose, and in so doing did not use it selfishly. He did not choose to better his own standing, but to enable him to better the standing of others.
APPLICATION: Every once in a while, we too have an unexpected choice. We unexpectedly find or receive some extra money. How do we choose to spend it? Or we unexpectedly have an “extra” hour in our day. How do we choose to spend it?
May God be as pleased with our choices as He was with Solomon’s. As we read on from the scriptures above, we see that God was so pleased that He gave Solomon all the things he did not ask for—wealth, honor, peace, long life!
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, I need your wisdom flowing through me as I write these SOAPs every day. I need your wisdom, leading me to good choices for myself and for good counsel for people needing help. In Jesus Name I pray, Amen
Personal update: I have an appointment with a Urologist next Friday. He will evaluate the results of the MRI and set a plan for a biopsy in the near future. School ends May 22; summer school starts in June, four mornings each week. I am scheduled to drive the bus then.
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