Anglican Devotional 27 October 2026 By The Daily Fountain of the Church Of Nigeria

TOPIC – You Haven’t Seen Anything!

READ: 1 Kings 10:1-13

1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to prove him with hard questions.

2 And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

3 And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.

4 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon’s wisdom, and the house that he had built,

5 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the Lord; there was no more spirit in her.

6 And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.

7 Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.

8 Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.

9 Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the Lord loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.God-centered merchandise

10 And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

11 And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.

12 And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the Lord, and for the king’s house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day.

13 And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.

THE MESSAGE:

What made Solomon great and famous was the wisdom and riches God gave him. The Queen of Sheba while in her own country, heard of the wisdom, fame, splendour and greatness of Solomon, but did not really believe the story. When she came to verify the truth of what she heard, and saw the splendour of Solomon as well as his servants and officials, she was left breathless. Solomon far surpassed his fellow kings. In fact, the Queen of Sheba confessed that even half of Solomon’s splendour was not told her.

Solomon acquired wisdom, glory and honour because of his association with God. If you can humble yourself before God, seek His kingdom and live righteously, God can give you life, money, wisdom and honour, much more than you think or imagine. If you love righteousness and hate sin, God will exalt you beyond measure. Again, if you humble yourself under the mighty hands of God, He will exalt you at the proper time. Do your best to lead a life of humility. Trust in God with all your heart; don’t depend on your own understanding, and God will direct your path.

PRAYER: Father, please give me a humble heart and help me to seek You and live righteously. Amen.