* Solomon referred to God as his father’s God.
* Then he referred to Him as “my God.”
* This is a great picture for how a dad should raise his son.
* Imagine young Solomon hearing his dad in a meeting with his advisors, only to hear him say, “Let’s pray and ask God.”
* Or he sees him up early in the morning on his knees praying.
* David definitely had his issues, but he modeled for his boy the importance of a personal relationship with God.
* This created an appetite in Solomon for the same type of relationship.
* 1 Kings 17:12 - this widow was a gentile and needed an experience with Almighty God so He could become “hers.”