2 Chronicles 1-4; Psalm 105
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“Look to the Lord and His strength; seek His face always.” (Psalm 105:4)
Solomon’s first official act as king is one of worship. It says Solomon along with the whole
assembly went to the tabernacle of the Lord, and Solomon offered a thousand burnt
offerings on the altar. Then that
night God appeared to Solomon and says, “Ask for whatever you want me to give
you.” Solomon asks God for wisdom
and knowledge to lead God’s people.
God tells him that since his heart’s desire was for wisdom and knowledge
instead of wealth, riches, or honor, it would be given to him. God then says, “And I will give
you wealth, riches, and honor, such as no king who was before you ever had and
none after you will have.”
This reminds me of Jesus’ teaching at the Sermon on the Mount found
in Matthew 5-7. Jesus said, “Ask
and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be
opened to you” (7:7). He also
says, “Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will
be given to you as well” (6:33).
It says that God wants to give good gifts to us just as a father
or mother wants to give good gifts to their children. But He cares the most about our hearts. He wants us to look to Him always and
to seek Him first. To truly seek
Him first involves sacrifice on our part along the way, whether that is
sacrificing our time, our finances, or maybe our need for control over
everything. But if we seek Him and
our heart’s desire is to serve Him, then He gives us far more than we even ask
for!
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