9So 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?
How awesome is it to have a leader that seeks God? Isn't it wonderful to know that a leader such as the great King Solomon was humble enough to know he couldn't do it alone? King Solomon asked for a discerning heart. What does it mean to discern? Merriam Webster's Online Dictionary defines it as:
1a : to detect with the eyes <discerned a figure approaching through the fog> b : to detect with senses other than vision <discerned a strange odor>
3: to come to know or recognize mentally discern his motives>
intransitive verb
: to see or understand the difference
To discern is to be able to separate right from wrong. God has given every man and woman the knowledge of right and wrong. However, there are to some, God has given a greater ability to see past what is said and what is done and to see the motive behind such. To see the spirit that is operating in a situation allows one to respond with wisdom. For it is this that King Solomon asked for. He wanted to be able to not only know right from wrong as common man but as a leader be able to see beyond what is said and done. God gave him such because he asked for it. Although discernment is a spiritual gifting, which God provides to whom He deems, we can also inquire of God and ask for it. Whatever we ask in His name and believe that He will give us, indeed He will. Like King Solomon, we can go to God. He will give us what we need. So if you are facing a situation that requires more than what you are currently equipped to handle like Solomon, ask God for a discerning heart. Let Him be your guide.
P.S. Join me on November 19th for the anniversary celebration of John 3:16 Christian Bookstore in Lanham, MD! I will be signing books, taking pictures and hugging babies from 1-4pm.
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