Ask

“God said, ‘Ask. What should I give you?’” (1 Kings 3:5b CSB)

What if God asked that question to you?

God appeared to Solomon in a dream and told him to ask. He said, “What should I give you?” You know the rest of the story. Solomon asked God for wisdom, for a discerning heart, so that he could rule Israel wisely and render good judgments. God gave him that and much more.

But what if God said to you, “Ask. What should I give you?” How would you answer? If you were sure that God would give you one thing that you asked of Him, what would you ask for?

Your answer to God would speak volumes about you, just as it did for Solomon. If you say to God what you value. It would speak of what drives your life.

In the New Testament we read, “You do not have because you do not ask. You ask and don’t receive because you ask wrongly, so that you may spend it on your desires for pleasure.” (James 4:2c-3 CSB) We hear Jesus say, “Keep asking, and it will be given to you.” (Matthew 7:7a CSB) So, in the realm of possibilities, we might ask Jesus for that one thing we would like God to give us, and it might be granted. Thus it is important that we think about what is so important to us that we would ask God to give it to us. Who knows, He may just do that.

Lord, Help us to evaluate in our hearts and minds today those “things” of this life that drive us, so we can better know how to ask. Amen.