Ep. 257 - What Would You Wish For? - 1 Kings 3:5-12

Our Sermon Focus:If God offered to grant you one wish, what would you ask for? Wealth, security, success—or something greater? When the young King Solomon was given that extraordinary choice, he asked for a discerning heart to serve God’s people. In this episode, we explore why our hearts so easily settle for temporary treasures and how faith in Jesus teaches us to desire true wisdom, lasting joy, and the one gift we need above everything else.Our Sermon Text: 1 Kings 3:5-12At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.”Solomon answered, “You have shown great kindness to your servant, my father David, because he was faithful to you and righteous and upright in heart. You have continued this great kindness to him and have given him a son to sit on his throne this very day. “Now, Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties. Your servant is here among the people you have chosen, a great people, too numerous to count or number. So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?” The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this. 11So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be.