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I KINGS 10:9

Intro: Visit of Queen from ....... journey of 1500 miles. Came in quest of
       wisdom. Her  visit alluded to by Christ. Her astonishment of
       Solomon-Wisdom. "he told her all  her questions" "House that he
       built, the meat of his table, 10 fat oxen, 20 oxen  from fields,
       100 sheep plus harts, bucks, & fallow deer and fatted foul."

I. "BLESSED BY THE LORD THY GOD."
        A. "Let your light so shine before men."
                1. Christ established Christian as a light.
                2. A light has one essential element.
                        a. That it give forth light.
                        b. When that one essential element missing light
                           is worthless.
                        c. Nothing more worthless than person who takes
                           the name of a Christian yet lacks the nature
                           & essential element of Christianity.
                3. Christ told of difficulty or folly of hiding light.
                        a. City set on hill cannot be hid.
                        b. Do not light candle & put under bushel.
                        c. The Christian as a light is going to be
                           obvious.
                        d. A true conversion experience is bound to show.
                        e. How is it to show?
                4. "Let your light so shine."
                        a. That when men see your good works they will
                           glorify God.
                                1. There is a way of doing things that
                                   draws attention to  me.
                                2. Christ spoke of Pharisee when he
                                   gave... prayed... fasted.
                                3. Innate desire to be recognized.
                                4. Some in exercising vocal gifts of
                                   spirit (your prayers  cannot heal--God
                                   heals in answer to).
                                5. Relating spiritual victories -- "My
                                   prayer."
        B. Solomon very gifted man -- God had granted special wisdom.
                1. Naturalist  Botanist  Zoologist.
                2. Prolific writer 1005 songs 3000 proverbs. 
                3. Not the least of his gifts was the ability to so
                   manifest this gift of  God that people glorified God
                   the source and not the man, the instrument.
        a. Should people say to me.. "You are a marvelous  teacher".. Oh
           God, where am I failing?
        b. should one say. "God has given you a gift of 
                teaching" Thank you Father.
        c. Beware when anyone comes to you and says "You  are so
           wonderful."
                May we so live that our lives glorify Christ  So use our
                talents as to glorify  God.