SOLOMON'S FIRST PRAYER
2 Chronicles 1:
1 King David's son Solomon was now the undisputed ruler of Israel, for the Lord his God had made him a powerful monarch ...
7 That night God appeared to Solomon and told him,
"Ask me for anything, and I will give it to you!"
8 Solomon replied, "O God, you have been so kind and good to my father David, and now you have given me the kingdom -
9 this is all I want! For you have fulfilled your promise to David my father and have made me king over a nation as full of people as the earth is full of dust!
10 Now give me wisdom and knowledge to rule them properly, for who is able to govern by himself such a great nation as this one of yours?"
11 God replied, "Because your greatest desire is to help your people, and you haven't asked for personal wealth and honor, and you haven't asked me to curse your enemies, and you haven't asked for a long life, but for wisdom and knowledge to properly guide my people -
12 yes, I am giving you the wisdom and knowledge you asked for! And I am also giving you riches, wealth, and honor such as no other king has ever had before you! And there will never again be so great a king in all the world!"
Prayer:
Father, help me when I pray, that I will pray prayers that You are able to answer for me, the way You were able to answer for Solomon, in Jesus' name, Amen.
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