Wisdom Gained and Lost

 

Doyou ever ask for wisdom? Whatdo you want to do with that wisdom?

Solomonwas much wiser when he first became king than at the end of his reign.

 

Whenhe asked for wisdom, it is summarized in 1Kings 3:9  when Solomon had a dream andask the Lord, "Giveyour servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, that I maydiscern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your greatpeople?” TheLord was pleased and responded in verse 12 "Behold,I now do according to your word. Behold,I give you a wise and discerning mind, sothat none like you has been before you and none like you shall arise after you.ESV

 

Don'tyou wish that our government leaders would ask the Lord forwisdom to run the country and know good from evil? Isure do. But the story doesn't end there. Listento how Solomon finished his life.

 

In1 Kings 11:1 it says, "NowKing Solomon loved many foreign women, along with the daughter of Pharaoh:Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women." ESV TheLord had expressly commanded that Israelites not marry in these nations becausethey would turn them to worship their idols instead of the Lord. Andindeed, Solomon made idols for his wives. Inverse 5 it says he went after the these gods which means he worshiped them.

 

Thatwas the beginning of Solomon's downfall as he threw the Lord's wisdom out thewindow. Apparentlyhe didn't follow his own advice in Prov 4:5 "Getwisdom; get insight; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of mymouth." ESV

 

Weare told in 1 Cor 10:11-12 that all the things written in the OT were writtenas examples. Theywere written as warnings so if we think we are standing firm, weneed to be careful that we don't fall.

 

Followingin verse 13, we are told that the Lord won't give us anything we can't handle butwill give us the way out of temptations. Solet us be careful to ask for wisdom but when we get it, to follow it.

 

Foranyone who doesn't know Jesus as Savior, getting wisdom means getting savedfirst. Watchmy video on Youtube, "The Gospel in 3 Minutes" ifyou want to find how to be saved.

 

MayGod Bless you.

 

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