“When the Queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon and his relationship to the Lord, she came to test Solomon with hard questions.” I Kings 10:1 (TNIV)
Wealthy and beautiful, the Queen of Sheba had everything: gold, silver, servants to clean her house and do laundry and bring her chocolate whenever she wanted. Well, almost everything. When she heard about famous King Solomon, her heart was so moved that she traveled across the desert over 1000 miles to visit this man who knew God personally. Camels can only travel around 20 miles a day, so the trip took her six months each way. The Bible says that she took all of her servants, spices, gold, and gifts to give to Solomon. Once she met Solomon, the Queen talked to him for hours asking deep questions about God. She must have been satisfied by his answers because she said, “Blessed be the Lord your God” (I Kings 10:8).
Jesus mentions the Queen of Sheba in Matthew 12:42. The Queen of Sheba took great pains to find wisdom, yet the wisdom she was seeking was from man. The wisdom we have access to through Jesus far out shines that of Solomon. If the Queen of Sheba would travel six months to find truth, how much more should we search for wisdom by just opening our Bibles and our hearts to Him? Isn’t it great that we don’t have to travel thousands of miles riding stinky camels to find the wisdom we seek?
“Lord, thank you for allowing me to have wisdom through You! Please help me use that wisdom in a way that pleases You and so that others may see the love You have given me.”
For His Glory
Melissa Tucker
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