✍️ Isn't it interesting to know that the Lord appeared to Solomon twice to tell him He has answered his prayers? The first time, the Lord had given him a blank cheque to 'Ask what I shall give thee' (Anything, just anything). 1 Kings 3:5. The second time, '.....the LORD appeared to Solomon as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon, And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me.....' 1 Kings 9:2-3. What could make God to be so impressed with Solomon to appear to him twice? Has God appeared to you 🫵 before consequent upon your prayers? Have you🫵 prayed through like this before to the extent that God personally appear to you to give you a blank cheque? If God were to tell you 'Ask what I shall give thee', what would you ask? It's time to provoke God's presence. Receive grace to provoke God's presence over your life today in Jesus Name 🙏.

Solomon sacrificed 22,000 bulls and 120,000 sheep! How many people will kill it, for how many days? How long will they cut and where? It must have disturbed even the earth 🌎 before it disturbed the heaven and God came down personally. If you want God to come down personally on your behalf, you've got to do the ridiculous!

God asked Abraham; sacrifice 'your son, your only son, whom thou lovest' Genesis 22:2. Why didn't he ask him to sacrifice Ishmael, but the one he lovest? God wants the best in your life not leftovers. That thing that you love! That is why you must be careful about attachments (mammon). Whatever God sees your heart is attached to too much, He will ask for it in sacrifice. He is a jealous God. Let nothing be too big that you cannot lose. Let there be no sacred cows in your life that you cannot give out. Cars 🚗, houses 🏘️, time, money 💰, possession, etc. Whatever you🫵 cannot give to God is the god of your life. I declare that Almighty God will be your only God in Jesus Name 🙏.

The rich young ruler could not sacrifice to God because he had great possession. Don't possess what you cannot dispose. It will be a god, an idol to you, a snare unto you as it was with Solomon in the latter part of his life. He had 1,000 women, and they turned his heart away from the Lord. One woman is even enough to do this let alone 1,000!

You have prayed too many empty prayers and that is why nothing has happened. Will you back up your prayer with sacrifice? Oh, did I discern you thinking of what you have that you can sacrifice? Plenty! Your talent and gift: use it for Him. Spend your most valuable time for Him - that's a sacrifice! Go out and distribute tracts if you are ashamed to preach in the bus 🚌 or other public places for His glory. Give a handsome of your resources to the course of the gospel (not your tithe and offering). Give a special gift, a very special one to God that which costs you something. Back up your prayers with sacrifice and see miracles flowing.

John 12:24 says; 'Verily, verily, I say unto you, except a corn of wheat falls to the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it dies, it bringeth forth fruits. Except that seed in your hand dies, it will not bring forth fruits. Let that seed die. Put it in the ground by yourself. That is sacrifice. Plant seed not bread 🍞. Seed has much more value than bread 🍞, but you cannot eat it, it must be planted. It belongs to the ground not your mouth! Don't eat it. Solomon knew this. He lavished God with the best he could afford, and he went to sleep. Suddenly, God appeared to him and gave him a blank cheque. If you will do the same, God will do the same. He is no respecter of persons. I declare as you🫵 engage in sacrificial thanksgiving, may God release blank cheques to you🫵 this season in Jesus Name 🙏.

But in all these, you must be a Jew, a spiritual Jew, before God can accept any of your sacrifices, i,e, you must have lost your life and given it over to Jesus. You, in turn, take up His own life so that the life you now live is no longer your life but the life of Jesus. It's only then, that you will be able to make acceptable sacrifices unto God. That is the secret of Solomon! Try it.