1 Kings 10:1-10 / Mark 7:14-23
The average IQ (intellectual quotient) of a person is around 100.
That means a person of average IQ would be able to do problem-solving, be logical, have a good memory, and able to comprehend situations.
King Solomon would have all that. But when the Lord God asked him what he wanted as a king, Solomon asked for wisdom.
And the Lord God granted him such a wisdom that no man ever had before.
Even the queen of Sheba was left breathless and overawed by king Solomon’s wisdom.
Indeed, a wise person will be known by his words and actions.
His life would also express goodness, simplicity and humility.
For king Solomon, he used the God-given wisdom for the glory of God and for the good of the people.
The opposite of wisdom is foolishness.
A person may have an average IQ, but if he is foolish, then his life is a mess.
In the gospel, Jesus says what will come out of a foolish man: fornication, theft, murder, adultery, avarice, malice, deceit, indecency, envy, slander, pride, folly.
Those are signs of a dark foolishness that will eventually lead to self-destruction.
Let us choose to walk in the ways of the Lord, and let us also ask the Lord to grant us the wisdom to do what is right and good.