Seeking Wisdom (2 of 5)
Solomon
Josh Malone
1 Kings 3:1-28
ILLUS. - If you could wish for anything what would you wish for? - How about this ... if God said to you ... "ask me what I shall give you" ... what would you ask for? - It's thought provoking right? - Our answers have a lot to say about our hearts.
- What we long for... what we PRAY FOR ... is revealing of our hearts.
One thing we should LONG FOR and we are INVITED TO PRAY FOR is WISDOM.
Prov. 16:16 - How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
James 1:5 - If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
Do you long for WISDOM? What do you ask God for? What does it say about your heart?
- 1 Kings 3:4 tells us Solomon loved the Lord. - He had his flaws and His life is going to go off the rails, but here in chapter 3 we are to know ... He loves the Lord. - Our desire and what we ask for in prayer ... can reveal things about our heart and what we love.
1 Kings 3:5-29 -5 At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, "Ask what I shall give you."
Can you imagine? - What if God told you ... "ASK what I shall give you."
- What would you ask for? What would you seek? - What would you expect a leader to ask for? How about a king? - Money? Power?
- Our tendency is probably that we think way too small, too temporal, and too selfish. - That's human nature right? We may also be tempted to go for a band-aid instead of what heals.
ILLUS. - When a kid gets a "boo-boo" they want a band-aid. Does that heal the problem? Nope. That medicine you put under the band-aid is a way bigger help. The band-aid is just sort of a quick fix. It can help protect while it heals, but it doesn't actually heal anything.
- How many people simply pray for ______ when it's just a band-aid vs. what would really help. - They pray for more money, but not the wis ...
Solomon
Josh Malone
1 Kings 3:1-28
ILLUS. - If you could wish for anything what would you wish for? - How about this ... if God said to you ... "ask me what I shall give you" ... what would you ask for? - It's thought provoking right? - Our answers have a lot to say about our hearts.
- What we long for... what we PRAY FOR ... is revealing of our hearts.
One thing we should LONG FOR and we are INVITED TO PRAY FOR is WISDOM.
Prov. 16:16 - How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
James 1:5 - If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
Do you long for WISDOM? What do you ask God for? What does it say about your heart?
- 1 Kings 3:4 tells us Solomon loved the Lord. - He had his flaws and His life is going to go off the rails, but here in chapter 3 we are to know ... He loves the Lord. - Our desire and what we ask for in prayer ... can reveal things about our heart and what we love.
1 Kings 3:5-29 -5 At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, "Ask what I shall give you."
Can you imagine? - What if God told you ... "ASK what I shall give you."
- What would you ask for? What would you seek? - What would you expect a leader to ask for? How about a king? - Money? Power?
- Our tendency is probably that we think way too small, too temporal, and too selfish. - That's human nature right? We may also be tempted to go for a band-aid instead of what heals.
ILLUS. - When a kid gets a "boo-boo" they want a band-aid. Does that heal the problem? Nope. That medicine you put under the band-aid is a way bigger help. The band-aid is just sort of a quick fix. It can help protect while it heals, but it doesn't actually heal anything.
- How many people simply pray for ______ when it's just a band-aid vs. what would really help. - They pray for more money, but not the wis ...
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