Day 243
I Chronicles 1:9-10 Amplified Version
"Now, 0 Lord God, let your promise to David my father be fulfilled, for you have made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude. Give me now wisdom and knowledge to go out and come in before this people, for who can rule this Your people who are so great?"
Solomon asked God to help Him lead the people of Israel. He believed the task was too great for him. It is so important that we recognize that everything we do that involves people is too great for us. Solomon was aware of this when he saw a great multitude. It was easy for him to see that he needed help for a crowd of people. However, whether we are dealing with one person or a million people, we would be wise to seek God's help when dealing with anybody, including ourselves.
Solomon was a success in ruling his nation but failed in his personal life. He asked for and received wisdom to deal with the people of his kingdom, but he did not ask for wisdom to manage himself. So, by the time he was an old man, he had helped many others solve their problems and make right decisions but had messed up his own life.
It is important that we not think we can ask God for help one time and not rely on Him anymore. Whether we ask afresh one day at a time or give thanks for His help each day, we need to look to God for help on a daily basis. If we do not acknowledge our need for God daily, it will become easy for us to forget we need Him until a major need or crisis arises.
Let us take our need for God's help more seriously. Every husband needs God's help daily to be the best he can be. Every wife, father, mother and child need His help to be the best they can be. On our jobs, we need the Lord, for us to be the best employers or workers we can be. In our churches, we need Him to help us be the best pastors or church workers. We will never live long enough or have sufficient experience to make us smart enough to function at our best without God's help.
I will seek God's help daily for every task before me. With his help, I will excel in every area of my life.