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MY SON is living

1 Kings 3:22 & 23
"22 And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king.
23 Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living."

This is a real life HORROR story; a mother smothering her baby in her sleep! To make matters WORSE; this poor mother doesn't bare the pain and suffering herself, she spreads it to her roommate, in today's verses; "And the other woman said, NAY; but the living is MY SON, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is MY SON. Thus they spake before the king. Then said the king, The one saith, This is MY SON that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and MY SON is the living."

The first mother said that the old switcheroo took place. The OTHER mother says NO! "MY SON is the living." She says that no switch took place and the first mother is trying to steal her baby boy! Both mother's are emotional and very passionate! What will King Solomon do??? There were no witnesses to what transpired between these two women. Both were mother's to new born babies. And, both are experiencing a horrible trajady. It will take all the wisdom King Solomon has to judge this case. 

God granted Solomon's request for one gift; WISDOM. If only these mother's had a little wisdom themselves as discribed in the book of Proverbs, chapter nine, verse ten; "The fear of the LORD is the BEGINNING of WISDOM: and the knowledge of the HOLY is understanding." 

The good parts of these daily devotionals are inspired by the sermon at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg Texas. You can watch it by following this link... 
https://youtu.be/j3Xmb3K_P2U
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