Title: A Revealing Question/Topic: Desires of the Heart

Today’s Reading: 1 Kings 3; 2 Chronicles 1; Psalm 78; 2 Thessalonians 2

Scripture: 1 Kings 3:5
5 At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, "Ask for whatever you want me to give you."

Observation/ Application: Wow! This is much better than a genie in a bottle telling you that he will grant you a wish. The Creator of all the universe told Solomon to ask for whatever he wanted most. When we are asleep, as Solomon was when this happened, our subconscious desires come out more easily than when we are awake. Solomon asked for wisdom to govern God's people. God was pleased with his response and gave him what he asked for plus a lot more. If God told me to ask him for whatever I wanted most to receive, what would my response be? It is a revealing question. As I pondered this, I realized that my first thought was not what I wanted most, it was just something I thought I could get fairly easily. It was a good thing, but not my deepest desire. The more deeply I thought about this, the more my heart was laid bare before the Lord. I think this is a question we should all ponder. It will reveal a lot about where we are in life, but it will also help to focus our prayers on what we truly want.

Prayer: Father, I ask you to give me the desires of my heart. You are the only one with the capability to accomplish what is most important to me. Help me to be more focused in my prayer to you. There is so much to pray about that is important, but I do not want to neglect praying for the deepest of my heart's desires. You know all my deepest secrets. Now, Lord, bring glory to your Name and joy to heart by granting what is my core desire. I thank you and praise you for your goodness to me.
This I pray in Jesus’ name, Amen.