1 Kings 3:9 “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?”
King Solomon has been granted the grand prize of prizes because he has been invited to ASK God for anything. Unlike a fairy tale where one finds a Genie that grants you three wishes God appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and said, “Ask! What shall I give you?” (I Kings 3:5)
Have you ever pondered how enormous this offer is? What would you be asking for if this was presented to you?
Before making the request, we read about here in 1 Kings 3:9 Solomon did some personal evaluation, some personal inventory and he realized what he did not have. 1 Kings 3:7 says, “Now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king instead of my father David, but I am a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in.”
Such humility here as Solomon is wise enough to know he is not wise enough.
Knowing that he does not know what he needs to know he makes the wisest of decisions to ask for understanding, discernment, yes, for wisdom! Instead of asking for things almost any human would have asked for (fame, fortune, power, etc.), he asked for wisdom. Oh, the wisdom of asking for wisdom! Let us not forget that God’s offer to Solomon is now fully available to us as James 1:5 says, “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.”
A March to Remember
For March 9, Let us remember Zechariah 9:9. Zechariah 9:9 says, “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.”
Zechariah 9:9 is the prophecy of the Messiah’s triumphant entry to Jerusalem and instead of arriving as an old powerful ruler riding on a mighty horse, we see Him on a donkey. Donkeys are symbols of humbleness. We are reminded by this action of the humility and the selflessness of Jesus.
On March 9 we encourage you to read Matthew 9 and Hebrews 9 to recall our Lord’s authority and what the blood of Jesus accomplished once and for all.
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Continue Strong this March Remembering our Savior,
And remember to DATE the Word