I
don’t know how I didn’t see this earlier. I’ve just realised that it’s not by
chance that Solomon asked for wisdom. Indeed, in 1Chr. 22:11-12, David speaks
to his son, Solomon, the future king, and says to him: “Now, my son, the Lord be with you, and may you have success and build
the house of the Lord your God, as he said you would. May the Lord give you
discretion and understanding when he puts you in command over Israel, so
that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.” Other versions have: “Only, may the Lord give you wisdom
(or insight) and understanding... » Wow!
In
this exchange, Solomon understood what the most important thing in the success
of a monarch was. He knew that his father was a man after God’s heart and he
understood that if such a man could be concerned about God granting his son
insight, wisdom and understanding, then those were more valuable than anything
else.
This
shows the impact that a spiritual father or mother, after God’s heart, can have
in someone’s life. With the exception of Melchizedek, there is no other person
without genealogy in the Bible. We all come from somewhere and should all come
from somewhere. Who can speak into your life like David spoke to Solomon? Does
that person truly fear God? Solomon was a docile, willing and obedient son.
When God appeared to him, he simply asked what his father had suggested,
nothing else. Can you do the same?
For
the record, Solomon did not build the temple just anywhere. He did not try to
re-invent the wheel. He built it on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared
to his father (2Chr. 3:1). The same Mount Moriah where God asked Abraham to sacrifice
his son. Also remember that when Isaac settled in Gerar, he dug his wells of
water where his father, Abraham, had previously dug and gave them the same names
that Abraham had given them (Gen 26:15-18). These things represent the basis
for generational covenants and blessings. Let’s not be Melchizedeks. Let us be
sons and daughters of somebody. It can be a biological father or mother, a
pastor, an elder (minister) in the church, but it has to be someone who is
after God’s heart.
The end
of the first half of the year is almost there. It’s time to evaluate where you
are in terms of your goals and resolutions for this year. Have a
great week and a great month of June.
GOD
bless!
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