Asking Amiss -1
Thursday, October 2, 2025Key Verse
“And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on. And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say nay to thee,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife” (I Kings 2:16-17).
Text — 1Kings 2:13-18
Message
Asking amiss is an act of praying with inappropriate requests or improper motives. We can learn a great lesson from the manner Adonijah placed his petition before the King’s mother. Our memory verse shows him equating himself with the King and even claiming he was the people’s favourite to be King. He almost implied that God robbed him of what was rightfully his! What an aberration! He was full of himself and pride. He showed no reverence to the King or to his mother in laying claim to a throne that was never his. Adonijah sought the throne desperately and subtly requested to marry Abishag, his late father’s concubine with the aim of gaining political power, and not for genuine marriage.
God searches the heart and knows the intent for every request we make. Our requests must be made out of a pure and undefiled heart in agreement with the revealed word of God. Finally, we must ask in faith and be in right standing with God. Youths not born again will be asking amiss as their hearts are not right with God.
Quote
God searches the heart
Challenge
God only answers prayers in accordance with His will.
Prayer for today
Oh God, help me to always pray in line with your will.