That night, God appeared to Solomon in a dream and said, What do you want? Ask, and I will give it to you. 2 Chronicles 1 verse 7 If God would give you your choice, as He did to Solomon, what would you ask for? Go into the gardens of pleasure and gather all the fragrant flowers there. Would these satisfy you? Go to the treasures of Mammon. Suppose you may carry away as much as you desire. Go to the towers, to the trophies of honor, and become a man of renown. Would any of these, would all of these, satisfy you and make you to count yourself happy? If so, then certainly you are carnal and unconverted. Converting grace turns the heart from its idols to the living God. Before conversion, the man minded his farm, friends, and pleasures more than Christ. He found more sweetness in his merry company, worldly games, earthly delights, than in Christ. Now, he says, but whatever was to my profit, I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. what is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish that I may gain Christ." Philippians 3 verses 7 and 8. This Puritan devotional has been brought to you by Grace Gems, a treasury of ageless Sovereign Grace writings. Please visit our website at www.gracegems.org, where you can browse and freely download thousands of choice books, sermons, and quotes, along with select audio messages. No donations accepted. Thank you.
