(1 John 5:14-15)…The one thing I think many of us forget, when it comes to prayer, is that it’s not about persuading God, it’s about changing us. If we have a powerful prayer life, we’ll find that our lives will be changing. Part of the Holy Spirits work in our lives happens while we prayer. He not only makes our prayer acceptable to God but also works in our hearts to make our prayers fall in line with God’s will.
(1 Chronicles 28:1-21) God gave
(2 Kings 1:1-18) The message that seemed to be so evident in this passage is one of needing to seek God’s guidance above all for our lives. The king was seeking another God for answers and as the consequence was his death. God isn’t promising death to us all if we ever seek the guidance of anyone other than Him. However if we continually live our life ignoring God’s will for our lives above all then in the end we surely will be living apart from Him and have eternal death rather than eternal life. The guidance that we choose to follow will be evident to all those around us. Our call is to follow God above all.
(1 Kings 3:1-15) After David has passed away his son Solomon took his place as king over Israel. Solomon also followed the request of his father by seeking after God and following His commands. God was pleased with Solomon’s desire to follow Him and so offered to give him anything that he wanted. Solomon’s heart shown through his request to God, he desired to be able to lead God’s people and be a good king in God’s eyes. Solomon’s request for wisdom was the kind of request that made God very happy. God gave Solomon the wisdom he asked for, but along with it came everything else he could have dreamed of asking.
