I Kings 3:6-9 

“Lord, I’m in over my head”

The text has 14 reverential pronouns referring to God and only 4 referring to self

(The #1 worship song in USA last week, Reckless Love, has a 14/18 ratio)

Hezekiah                         Isa 37:16-20

Menasseh        II Chronicles 33:10-13

Peter                      Matt 14:30

Paul    II Cor 1:8-11;  Acts 19:21-41

Small child/great people  or   small problems/great God

App:  Maybe we can stop telling God how to fix stuff and let Him be God

Solomon’s misinterpretation of Davidic Covenant (II Samuel 7:8-17)

I Kings 3:6; I Kings 8:25

Grace leads to victory (God’s strength)

Law leads to defeat (our own strength)

Grace is trust Rom 8:2

Solomon lost his God-pleasing humility and ended his life and reign with an asterisk.