Far Beyond What I Was Told

Totally love the account of queen of Sheba 

meeting with king Solomon - 1 Kings 10:7-8 NLT. 

It's so extravagant, 

and it points me to the One Who is Greater than Solomon:

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I didn’t believe what was said until I arrived here 

and SAW IT with my own eyes. 

In fact, I had not heard the half of it! 

YOUR WISDOM AND PROSPERITY 

ARE FAR BEYOND WHAT I WAS TOLD. 

How HAPPY your people must be! 

What a PRIVILEGE for your officials 

to stand here day after day, 

LISTENING TO YOUR WISDOM!

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Hearing about Jesus, 

and experiencing Jesus for yourself

are two very different things. 

I pray we don't just know of Jesus, 

but really know Him personally. 

And yes, how blessed are we, 

that we get to serve Him,

and listen to His wisdom day after day. 

Lead With A God-Listening Heart

Solomon was only 19-20 years old 

and newly appointed king of God's chosen people 

when God appeared to him in a dream and said, 

“What can I give you? Ask.” 

His response is beautiful:

“And now here I am: GOD, my God, 

you have made me, your servant, 

ruler of the kingdom in place of David my father. 

I’m too young for this, a mere child! 

I don’t know the ropes, 

hardly know the ‘ins’ and ‘outs’ of this job. 

And here I am, 

set down in the middle of the people you’ve chosen, 

a great people—far too many to ever count.

“Here’s what I want: 

Give me a God-listening heart 

so I can lead your people well, 

discerning the difference between good and evil. 

For who on their own is capable 

of leading your glorious people?”

1 Kings 3:7-9 MSG

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To lead His glorious people... 

indeed, who is capable? 

How beautiful it is that we can lead well

when we have a God-listening heart. 

A life of dependence.