April 2, James 1:5

The Bible has an account of two women. Each had a newborn. One night, the women were sleeping with their babies. The first woman awoke and realised that her baby had stopped breathing. Stealthily, she exchanged her dead baby with the second woman’s baby.

The next day, when the second woman woke up, she discovered the dead child, lying next to her, was not her baby. She found out that the first woman had stolen her baby but the first woman claimed she was carrying her own baby. Their squabble was brought before the king. Patiently, he listened to their woes. Each claimed the living baby was hers.

In those days, before advanced scientific advances and DNA tests, how was the king able to know who was the real mother? God gave this king the wisdom. The king said that since both women wanted the living baby, he would have the living baby cut into 2, with each woman to take one half. The first woman was aloof but the second woman pleaded that the baby be given to the first woman as she would rather her child live with that evil woman than to have her child killed. From their responses, the king concluded that the real mother of the baby was the second woman. What a wise king!

Did you know who this wise king was? Answer: ________________

Read Colossians 2:2-3 and you’ll see that God is the source of knowledge and wisdom. Christ is all-knowing.

Unscramble this word: SICONMNETI. Answer: ______________
It means knowing everything. God knows everything.

Like Solomon who asked for wisdom, we should also ask God to give us wisdom to live for God. When in doubt, ask God for wisdom and He will freely give it to His children.

Thought: Why do we need wisdom?

Prayer: Heavenly Father, may I always pray, seeking wisdom from You in all the decisions that I have to make. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.