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THE WISDOM FROM GOD

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION)

DATE: MONDAY, 21ST MAY, 2023 

TOPIC: THE WISDOM FROM GOD

TEXT: 1 KINGS 4:20-34

20.  Judah and Israel [were] as numerous as the sand by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and rejoicing.
21.  So Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the River [to] the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. [They] brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
22.  Now Solomon's provision for one day was thirty kors of fine flour, sixty kors of meal,
23.  ten fatted oxen, twenty oxen from the pastures, and one hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fatted fowl.
24.  For he had dominion over all [the region] on this side of the River from Tiphsah even to Gaza, namely over all the kings on this side of the River; and he had peace on every side all around him.
25.  And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, each man under his vine and his fig tree, from Dan as far as Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
26.  Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
27.  And these governors, each man in his month, provided food for King Solomon and for all who came to King Solomon's table. There was no lack in their supply.
28.  They also brought barley and straw to the proper place, for the horses and steeds, each man according to his charge.
29.  And God gave Solomon wisdom and exceedingly great understanding, and largeness of heart like the sand on the seashore.
30.  Thus Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the men of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt.
31.  For he was wiser than all men -- than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the surrounding nations.
32.  He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were one thousand and five.
33.  Also he spoke of trees, from the cedar tree of Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall; he spoke also of animals, of birds, of creeping things, and of fish.
34.  And men of all nations, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom, came to hear the wisdom of Solomon.
 

MESSAGE: 
King Solomon ruled as king in Israel after the death of King David his father. He was popularly known for the display of wisdom and wealth given to him by God (1 Kings 3:12-13). In today's text, we see the manifestations of this wisdom and greatness displayed through leadership and dominance over many nations, prosperity in livestock, surplus daily provisions, administrative ingenuity, ability to compose multifarious songs and proverbs from nature. God gave him exceptionally high wisdom and understanding like the sand on the seashore, above all other men (vs. 29-31). Judah and Israel experienced peace, abundance of provisions and all-round prosperity during his reign because of this God-given wisdom. 
James 3:17 describes godly wisdom as pure, peaceful, gentle, willing to yield to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and hypocrisy. As God's children, we can also experience this kind of wisdom to excel and subdue challenging situations. However, we must surrender our lives completely to Christ and live in obedience to His word. Above all, we must ask God for wisdom in faith without doubting (James 1: 5), through Christ who has become the wisdom of God (1 Cor. 1: 30). This wisdom will enable us excel in all spiritual and physical matters.

PRAYER: 
Dear Lord, I surrender my life to You and ask for wisdom to serve You acceptably, in Jesus' name. Amen.

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