November 25, 2025
In this gospel message, Jesus uses Solomon’s magnificent glory to make a point about how much God cares for his followers. He says, “Not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed like one of these (lilies)” to teach that if God clothes the flowers (lillies) so beautifully, He will certainly provide for the needs of his people.
I absolutely love the song attached below that spreads this gospel message about God’s provision so beautifully on its own! It is called:
Consider the Lillies By: Claire Crosby (6 yrs old)
That said, this next-level gospel message on wisdom, prayer & God’s provision is better understood by knowing who Solomon was in the Old Testament/Jewish Torah. King Solomon was King David’s second living son through David’s (sinful) union with Bathsheba.
The Bible says that God loved Solomon! He enjoyed just watching him sleep and grow up! If you are a parent and you have enjoyed watching your children sleep, grow up, develop and learn you can relate to God’s love for Solomon!
Solomon was heir to the throne and put in charge of the Kingdom at a very young age (around 15-20 years old). Being so young, he was overwhelmed with the responsibility (of ruling the nation of Israel), and he went to God for guidance and wisdom. God was overjoyed that Solomon came to him in prayer to ask for His guidance and he gave Solomon an outpouring of wisdom.
With all of the wisdom God gave Solomon, he became the greatest, righteous, business person arguably of all time! The GOAT of righteous, business people! He built a huge empire, a gorgeous engineering masterpiece (it was both fashionable & functional)! If you have ever remodeled or tried to build a home, you know making something look good and also function is difficult to do! It is expensive and it all has to be thought out from the beginning, which is why God’s wisdom (ahead of time) was crucial for Solomon in business and specifically the construction business!
Solomon also built the most beautiful temple the Jewish people ever had on this earth! So when Jesus is saying, “Not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed like one of these (lilies)” he was teaching us that if God clothes the flowers (lillies) so beautifully, He will certainly provide for the needs of his people! He is saying that if we follow Jesus and come and ask Him for wisdom, he will give us wisdom and more provision then we can even dream for ourselves!
Worship Song: Jireh By: Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music
Solomon also wrote the book of Proverbs (which is also called the book of Wisdom) in the Bible! His famous verse, Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight” leads us all (Jews, gentiles, slave, free, woman, man) back to the Lord for wisdom/discernment because Solomon knew true wisdom came from the Lord.
In Proverbs, Solomon also encouraged people to have business advisors. His mother (Bathsheba) was one of his top advisors and when he refers to wisdom in the book of proverbs he uses she/her pronouns.
Not coincidentally (because there are no coincidences with God), Eve, in the Garden of Eden, wanted wisdom but only through a relationship with Jesus (the creator) could she have true wisdom!
A side note, Pontious Pilate would have been better off taking his wife’s (helpmate’s) spiritual advisor guidance then succumbing to social pressure from the Jews to have Jesus crucified!
Insert Mr. Smith’s Vlog Testimony on Wisdom, Prayer and Provision in Sports & Business.
Prayer for Our Children:
We are praying all of our children each go to Jesus (in relationship) and ask for his wisdom (like
Solomon) to help HER/HIM LIVE THEIR OWN BEST LIFE!
In the bible it says our birth dates and our death dates are predetermined! So, we know from the bible, all the false advertising about foods and preventative health care extending our lives is rubbish! But…..and this is a HUGE BUT……. Each person can affect her/his quality of life by the daily, WISE, choices $/HE makes.
Of course, in this modern day, with all the screen distractions, if you don’t plan ahead, wisely prioritizing your time, you will waste hours and hours of your life on screens that you will never be able to get back! The screens suck you in and will waste your life away!
However, using time wisely leads to living your own best-Holy Spirit driven-life! Specifically creating long term goals, benchmarking those goals and prioritizing how much time you will spend on each goal daily! If you go to God (and your mother) and ask for wisdom like Solomon did, I am certain He will give you all the wisdom and provision you need to chase your dreams and lead others to the Kingdom! He wants to give you wisdom! He wants you to live your best life! It is the life he died (a very painful death) to give you! Praying you lead with wisdom in your own unique way!