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The Bible says God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding beyond measure and breadth of mind like the sand on the seashore so that Solomon's wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the people of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.

So God answered Solomon's prayer for wisdom but then you keep going and you see in the verse I read verse Kings 4 verse 34 that God gave him wisdom so that people from all nations might see and learn about the wisdom of God in Solomon's life and leadership.

In other words God blessed Solomon by answering his prayer for wisdom but not just for Solomon's sake God blessed Solomon answered Solomon's prayer for wisdom for the sake of his blessing his wisdom spreading to the nations.

This is one of many many many places all throughout the Bible where we learn that when God blesses us it's not just for us it's for the spread of his blessing through us and specifically here and all over the Bible through us among the nations.

This is the great commission right we have been invited to be disciples of Jesus saved by Jesus redeemed by Jesus forgiven of all of our sins not just for us but for the spread of this good news the gospel of Jesus among all the nations that we might make disciples of all the nations.

And so to make this connection whenever you see it in the Bible so that we make this connection in our lives God has blessed you and me in immeasurable ways that countless ways that we could never deserve why he's done this yes for us that we might know his goodness and his grace and his love and his blessing yes but not just for us.

So that we might make his goodness and his grace and his blessing known among the nations of the earth among all the peoples of the earth which is what he is commanded us to do go and make my blessing my gospel my grace my mercy my life known among all the nations so God help us to make this connection in our lives.

Help us today just overwhelmed by your blessing in our lives to spread your blessing in the world around us to people right around us God we pray that the gospel would not stop with us today that the good news of your grace and your mercy would spread through us today to people in our homes our neighborhoods our workplaces restaurants we will go to places where we'll exercise wherever we find ourselves today.

Tomorrow God we pray that your grace would spread through us and God we pray that your grace would keep spreading through us until all the nations know your grace and your love and your mercy in the gospel God we pray for the Romani people of India God we pray for the spread of your grace to this 235,000 people in India who need the good news of your grace and your mercy God we pray for the spread of your grace and your gospel to 7,000 other people groups like them help us.

To make the connection between your blessing and our lives and our families and our churches and your purpose to make your blessing your goodness and your grace known among all the nations of the earth God please use our lives when you're blessing in our lives toward that end we pray in Jesus name amen.