“What Are You Asking God For?”


BIBLE READING: 2 Chronicles 1-4

                What if God gave you the opportunity to ask for anything in the world, what would it be? Would you ask to be rich? Would you ask to be more attractive? Maybe you might ask for God to give you special abilities? Sadly, for most of us our request would be selfishly driven. Afterall, it is our request and not someone else’s. Yet in the case of Solomon, he did not request any of those things. In fact, his request was very unselfish in nature. When given the opportunity to ask God for anything in 2 Chronicles 1.7-12, Solomon chose wisdom. Wisdom that would help him govern the great people of God. Solomon knew that if he really wanted to be successful in ruling God’s people, he was going to have to seek out God’s guidance. Now, let me rephrase the introductory question, “What are you asking from God?” Today because of Christ, we have an amazing opportunity to speak to God whenever we want. We are even taught in Scripture to “Let your request be known to God” (Philippians 4.6). What kind of requests are we making known? We would all do well to ask God for things that not only could benefit us, but that could also benefit those around us. The Apostle Paul also tells us that we need to “…look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” (Philippians 2:44). We may not be blessed with wealth and riches like Solomon, but we are promised that He will give us what we need. We would do well to consider others as we make our requests known to Him.

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