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Solomon

Jan 11, 2026    Jeff Hatton

This powerful message invites us into the life of Solomon, history's wisest man, to discover what wisdom truly is and how we access it. We're confronted with a stunning reality: Solomon—legendary for his wealth, romance, achievements, and fame—received supernatural wisdom directly from God. But here's the heart-stopping truth: when God appeared to Solomon and said 'Ask what I shall give to you,' the emphasis wasn't on wisdom itself but on the asking. Eight times in this encounter, the word 'ask' appears, revealing that the pathway to living well is simply asking God for it. We explore what happens when we lack wisdom: we walk in darkness, unable to see reality clearly, tossed about by false teaching, experiencing life's storms without understanding them. Wisdom, we learn, isn't merely knowledge—it's the ability to live well in every circumstance: with wealth or poverty, success or failure, in marriage or singleness, when loved or unloved. The transformative insight is that we don't ask because we don't truly see who God is. Solomon asked for 'a hearing heart'—and then went to hear God's Word. He asked for discernment between good and evil—and then went to be taught. He asked for the ability to live well—and then lived by faith. The message culminates in this: Jesus is the wisdom of God incarnate, and God's love demonstrated on the cross is what empowers us to finally live well. When we grasp that He loved us first, giving His Son to be separated for our sin, we find the motivation and power to ask, to listen, to learn, and to live wisely.