Are people breathless after you give them wisdom? 2 Chronicles 6-9

2 Chronicles 9:1-4 (NASBStr)

Visit of the Queen of Sheba

 Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with difficult questions. She had a very large retinue, with camels carrying spices and a large amount of gold and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was on her heart. Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was hidden from Solomon which he did not explain to her. When the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, the house which he had built, the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the attendance of his ministers and their attire, his cupbearers and their attire, and his stairway by which he went up to the house of the Lord, she was breathless.

Have you ever given such great wisdom to others that they were in awe of your God and stood breathless?    The litmus test for anyone who ever gave any counsel, advice, wisdom or insight to the world should be the above passage.   The Queen of Sheba had "heard" of Solomon's wisdom.  Solomon didn't go forward with a great marketing plan he had.  God gave him wisdom and that was enough.   God would provide whoever needed to hear Solomon's wisdom.  God revealed everything Solomon needed to know about the Queen of Sheba and kept nothing from him.  This can be done only by God.   Solomon had no magical powers.   God gave Solomon all the answers.   No answer was conjured up by Solomon's skill set.   It was all from God.   God had so blessed Solomon that the Queen was in awe and God took her breath away.   This is what it means to do  your works before men that they may see them and glorify your Father in heaven (Matthew 7).   Solomon did not attempt to highjack God's glory.  He did not attempt to build a name for himself.  But, God would build it for him.  This is what it means to ask God for wisdom and to use it for His glory.   Don't try to steal God's wisdom and claim it for your own.  You and I are not that smart or wise.  We are fools.    But, if we ask for wisdom God will give it to us.  If we use it for His glory He will get the praise.   We will simply be the vessel He uses to convey it to the lost world.