If someone had the ability to fulfill any request that you might have, what would you ask for? Wealth? Long life? Health? Difficult decision, isn’t it? Perhaps you would want time to think it over before deciding. King Ahasuerus asked Queen Esther (ch. 5:3), “What is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.” And yet, that is not what she wanted. King Herod told the daughter of Herodias, “Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom,” and yet, that was not what she wanted. People would ask for different things depending upon what their priorities are. Queen Esther asked for the life of her people; Herodias’s daughter asked for the death of John the Baptist. Today, Satan offers the world to many in exchange for their souls. God offers a heavenly home at the cost of His own Son. What God offers is filled with light, life and love, while the world is filled with darkness, destruction and dread. What would you desire more than anything else in life? In the Bible various people expressed their requests, and they are recorded for our instruction. God also tells us what we should request if we want it to be of lasting value.
1. What one thing did David desire of the Lord and seek after? Psalm 27:___
2. What did Solomon request of the Lord? 1 Kings 3:___
3. How do we know that the request of the children of Israel was not good?
Psalm 106:___
4. To whom should we direct our requests? Philippians 4:___
5. Was the request of the repentant thief granted? Luke 23:___