The Wisdom to Administer

The Wisdom to Administer 

‭I Kings 3:27-28 NKJV‬

[27] So the king answered and said, “Give the first woman the living child, and by no means kill him; she is his mother.” [28] And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had rendered; and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.

In the next chapter, v.29, it is reported, " Solomon's wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt". Suddenly it dawns on us that what Solomon prayed for has come to pass. This wisdom is " Divine wisdom... from above. It is the wisdom from God by God. James 3; 17 – “But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.” These eight characteristics differentiates this Wisdom from the one of v.15, which earthly, sensual and demonic. Divine wisdom affects the quality of the life we live. Prov.4:7 enjoins us to look for this kind of wisdom because it is the principal thing. In the expression of this wisdom,  Solomon records, " A fool vents all his feelings, But a wise man holds them back.” ‭‭Pro.29:11‬. It is strategic the way Solomon solved this problem between the two women. We didn't hear that the other woman protested the judgement . How could she? Wisdom took over. Ask God for wisdom to talk, for wisdom to answer, and for wisdom to act. When widom takes over, your reactions sre different.  You need this wisdom to lead, to administer and to run on a daily basis. Good morning.