SOLOMON, JOSEPH AND DANIEL
(week 52/17)
OLUBI JOHNSON

Firstly, we want to thank all our readers for all their love, patience and support in the year 2017; we pray 2018 will be a year of upgrade for you spiritually, in your health, family relationships, finances and careers in Jesus Name!

As we eagerly expect the manifestation of the glory of God in and through our physical bodies by the life of God in our mortal bodies, God wants us to understand that this manifestation will give us THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON:

1Kings 4:29-34 KJV:  And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore. (30)  And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt. (31)  For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about. (32)  And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five. (33)  And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes. (34)  And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.

Luke 11:31 KJV:  The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

Colossians 1:27 KJV:  To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

This wisdom of Solomon gives us the ability of the mind of Christ: Incredible photographic memory, mathematical skills, musical, artistic and language learning abilities as has been observed in autistic savants  WITHOUT THE AUTISTIC SIDE EFFECTS!

It is instructive to observe that this incredible MENTAL ABILITY of Solomon DID NOT HELP HIM MORALLY, as Solomon loved strange women who turned his heart to polygamy and idolatry (1 Kings. 11.1-4): so God must add to the wisdom of God He gives to us, the PURITY OF JOSEPH.

Joseph and Isaac lived sexually pure lives and were faithful to one woman, even though, they lived in the Old Testament. Joseph had no bible BUT USED the Word of God in his mouth and heart (Dt. 30.14) to overcome the lusts of the flesh, the eyes and the pride of life (1 Jn. 2.16) to live a life of moral and sexual purity!

Finally, God is going to give to us the CONSECRATION OF DANIEL: Daniel stayed consecrated to God IN SPITE OF THE CORRUPTION AND DISTRACTIONS OF BABYLON!

Daniel 1:8 KJV:  But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

Daniel 6:10 KJV:  Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.

So NOW, we are to practice and develop these things by the blood (1 Jn.1.9, Heb.13.20-21), the Word (1 Jn.2.5, 2 Pet. 1.4-10) and the Spirit (1 Jn.4.12-13; Rom. 8.10-13; 26-29)!