June 8
1 Kings 3:3-4:34; Acts 6:1-15; Psalm 126:1-6; Proverbs 16:26-27
If you could ask for anything from God what would you ask for? This is the situation Solomon finds himself in early in his kingship.
Solomon responded by asking for wisdom and discernment. Would this make your top 100 list of things you would request from God? We might ask for money, security, and health but wisdom? If we stop and think about it though, I think we can easily see why this request is so necessary.
Acts 6 is just one example of why wisdom is so important. A conflict arose about whether all of the widows in the church were being cared for equally or whether priority was being given to the Jewish widows. This favoritism/racism was going to rip apart the infant church. The church needed wisdom to know how to respond and how to reflect the heart of God. Even though we probably don’t need wisdom to care for widows in the church we will continually come across situations where we don't know how to respond, and where there is not a clear moral command telling us what to do. At these times we need wisdom.
Wisdom is the ability to discern how to live with skill in all situations of life. This is one of the key attributes of good leaders in Israel and the early church and should be true of our leaders, and hopefully of us. So, as you pray and make requests of God, make sure that wisdom is near the top of the list, so we can respond well in all of life.
God, my Father, please grant me wisdom. Give me the ability to know how to respond in obedience and in a way that honors you in all the situations I face today. Help me to not react in a way that seems best to me but in the way that is truly best and glorifies you. Amen.
Question of the day: What areas of life do you need wisdom in?
If you could ask for anything from God what would you ask for? This is the situation Solomon finds himself in early in his kingship.
Solomon responded by asking for wisdom and discernment. Would this make your top 100 list of things you would request from God? We might ask for money, security, and health but wisdom? If we stop and think about it though, I think we can easily see why this request is so necessary.
Acts 6 is just one example of why wisdom is so important. A conflict arose about whether all of the widows in the church were being cared for equally or whether priority was being given to the Jewish widows. This favoritism/racism was going to rip apart the infant church. The church needed wisdom to know how to respond and how to reflect the heart of God. Even though we probably don’t need wisdom to care for widows in the church we will continually come across situations where we don't know how to respond, and where there is not a clear moral command telling us what to do. At these times we need wisdom.
Wisdom is the ability to discern how to live with skill in all situations of life. This is one of the key attributes of good leaders in Israel and the early church and should be true of our leaders, and hopefully of us. So, as you pray and make requests of God, make sure that wisdom is near the top of the list, so we can respond well in all of life.
God, my Father, please grant me wisdom. Give me the ability to know how to respond in obedience and in a way that honors you in all the situations I face today. Help me to not react in a way that seems best to me but in the way that is truly best and glorifies you. Amen.
Question of the day: What areas of life do you need wisdom in?
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