The Daily Fountain Devotional Sunday, September 11, 2022
The Daily Fountain Devotional Sunday, September 11, 2022
Sunday, September 11,2022
TOPIC: LIFE IS A CHIOCE
TEXT: 1 Kings 3:5-12
5 In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. 6 And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. 7 And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.
8 And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude. 9 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people? 10 And the speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked this thing. 11 And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment; 12 Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
The Daily Fountain Devotional Sunday, September 11, 2022
INTRODUCTION TEXT
Life is designed by choice. Our lives depend mainly upon the choices we make. God after creating man gave him the willpower to make his choice of life and it is based on the choices that life plays. Every day that passes offers us the opportunity to make our choices and the choices we make -life or death, good or bad - mar us or make us. Solomon was asked to make a choice of what he wanted God to do for him and anything he asked would have been granted. He made a good choice of wisdom over other material things.
As we are day-day confronted by choices to make, let us depend upon God so as not destroy or miss out on God's plans and will for us Consequently, some people's lives are where they are today because of the choices they made. In the passage: we read, Solomon responded to God by counting God's generosity towards his father and himself. He took a humble stand before God that did not possess the required wisdom for the position he found himself as King over God's people. His humility is fitting to guide our appetite and deal with our ego. We must also learn to depend on God for everything, not trusting in our own understanding (Prov. 3:5). Let us always seek and choose that which is more profitable, which are His Kingdom and His righteousness and every other thing will be added to us (Matt. 6:33).
Prayer: Oh God I'm nothing without you, give me an understanding heart in all I do so as to choose to live and work for you in Jesus' name. Amen