“Make a wish and I will fulfill your wish.” Let us say, somebody would say that to you and to me now. What would your wish be and what would my wish be?

You probably say, “Forget it, Werner, that only happens in fairy tales, but not in real life. End of story!

No, that is not the end of the story. That really happened to a man in the Bible. The name of the man was Solomon. Read First Kings 3:1-15.

First Kings 3:5 says, “At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream and God said, ‘ASK FOR WHATEVER YOU WANT ME TO GIVE YOU.'”

What would you have asked for? What would I have asked for?

This is what Solomon asked for, “So give your servant a discerning heart….” First Kings 3:9. Other translations say “an obedient heart.” (German Translation)

Somebody has pointed out: Disobedience towards the Living God is the source of all our troubles.

THE ANSWER TO ALL OUR TROUBLES IS JUST AS EASY AS THAT AND WE HAVE HEARD IT SO OFTEN. MAYBE BE WE HAVE HEARD IT TOO 0FTEN?

I ask once again: What is now your wish? What is now my wish?

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