1Kings 10:2 - Arriving at Jerusalem with a very great caravan—with camels carrying spices, large quantities of gold, and precious stones—she came to Solomon and talked with him about all that she had on her mind.
What are the questions in life worth pursuing to find the answers?
If we have no questions, we are being dishonest with ourselves. Every time someone dies, or bad things happen, or injustice prevails it demands an answer.
If we don't want to ask, we are living in fear or ignorance. Pursuing answers is the way we overcome fear and defeat ignorance. Without asking questions there is no growth.
If we don't want to pay the price, we are being selfish. The cost of asking is far less than the cost of being wrong in our assumptions.
So what else would prevent us from asking? Maybe not any of those---maybe it simply is that we don't have anyone we trust enough to ask.
When the Queen found out Solomon was so wise, she pursued the answers no matter the cost. Here was a person of high stature willing to humble herself for the sake of truth. She was willing to do whatever she could to discover meaning, purpose, and real answers in life.
We are blessed to have the answers I life's greatest questions available to us in God's Word. All it takes is a little effort to pursue, study, and practice. The cost is far less than the cost of being wrong...so be as wise as the Queen and pursue the answers. Find a person wise in the eternal ways of God and ask the tough questions. Don't be afraid of the answers, and be willing to embrace the truth no matter how difficult.
What questions do u have?
I love the thoughts behind these scriptures. I think that we are all in some way like the queen. We have questions but are afraid to ask. Maybe we fear the answer will require change or that the answer will bring us to a further place of questioning. We all know that the truth will set us free but sometimes it's easier to stay in denial of that truth becuse we fear that the truth will require us to change. Change in our day to day life can only come through change in our heart.
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