Stuff or Wisdom?
If God said to me "Ask for whatever you want me to give you." what would I ask for? Would it be wisdom. I could think of hundreds of things I would ask for. Maybe my mortgage to be paid off, maybe more money than I have, maybe happiness for myself and everyone around me. Having read this story many times, maybe now I would ask for wisdom, but would that be my first inclination? I'm not sure. Wisdom is talked about all through scripture, especially Proverbs in the old testament and James in the new.
It's fascinating to me how Solomon ends up with all of the wisdom and knowledge and riches, and yet crashes so hard in the end. I think that Solomon would actually have to deny his wisdom, deny what he knows to be wise in order to make a number of the decisions he made later in life. He must have been so overtaken by his own emotions and desires that he must have purposely neglected wisdom. But am I so different? Are there times where I don't choose wisdom even though it's staring at me in the face?
Lord Jesus, please give me wisdom and the ability to use it for your kingdom, not mine.
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