And the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and god said, "Ask what I shall give you." And Solomon said, ..."Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your great people (1 Kings 3:5 and 9."
If the Lord appeared to you and asked, "What shall I give you?" What would your response be? How long would it take you to answer? This would honestly be a hard question to answer. Think about it, our God and Creator over everything asks what would you lkke and I will give it to you and the Bible says he is faithful what would it be? You can think about all the endless possibilities that you could do, all the financial hardships that would end, yours and the people that you may be thinking about. You can think how life can be easier or whatever your mind may think of but what would it be?
After reading what Solomon did, he pointed everything to God and just asked that he would be a king that would govern God's people God's way. I am amazed that there was not a selfish motive but that he would just do a great job at the position that he was placed into. If you asked God that you could be the best example and discern what is right for his people think about what an amazing opportunity. In fact that opportunity has been given to us by Christ dying on the cross for us and we have a chance to be this example. Instead of wondering what "I" could get out of God's will, the question should be, "What can I do and how can I be used? May we not neglect the opportunty that has been handed to us by the grace of God.
PJ
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