Today I read 1 Kings 4 which lists out all the princes in Israel as well as all the places that provide provisions to Solomon. Again, probably good information to have if you are a historian, pretty worthless from a Spiritual point of view. Chapters like this make me wonder just what plain and precious truths were taken out of the Bible? It is reading these type of chapters that make me realize that only including the spiritual matters into the Book of Mormon was the right thing to do for sure. It makes me very grateful to Mormon for all his hard work in abridging it for us.
The tail end of this chapter however once again remarks on the wisdom of Solomon, the wisdom that God granted him because of his request. It would be really nice to be that wise and to have the understanding of people that God has. I am pretty sure that is how God granted Solomon his wisdom. Although we can easily pray and cultivate the ability to make righteous judgments. Heavenly Father may not appear to us or send us an angel, but we still have an open line of communication to Him and we can ask Him for the wisdom to see what is best and right in life. If it is in our best interest, He will grant it to us, if He knows He can trust us with it. Until tomorrow.
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