Day 83– The wise prayers of a wise man bring the Lord’s Desires to life.
Today’s Reading: 1 Kings 3 – 5
1 Kings 3:9 “Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your great people?”
Through wisdom we know what to do, each choice to make, every answer to give, and how to pray. Jesus is Wisdom personified and Godified (my word).
Jesus taught us how to pray, when to pray, and why to pray. God’s will be done!
Through Solomon’s example we see that the humble and honest prayer will be heard. God would give Solomon his heart’s desire because his heart’s desire was one with God. Jesus would eventually pray in this same manner, asking His father to take the cup of wrath away, but if that wasn’t what God wanted, His will be done. Jesus knew that wasn’t God’s will, He knew through wisdom He was fated to death, but He also knew through wisdom that even though the pain may last for a moment He would be in Eternity soon enough.
Today I have that same longing for Eternity. It is through fervent prayer according to God’s will that I ask Him to take away the pain but also use me for His plan for I know through wisdom that to Live is Christ and to Die is Gain. And at this time it is the Lord’s desire for me to Live even though my soul aches for the gain of Eternity.
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