How do we explain this?


2Kings 21-22 The Hearts of Men You may be an honorable parent, but there is no guarantee that your offspring will follow in your footsteps—unless God intervenes in their lives and touches their hearts. For example, Hezekiah was an honorable man, but his son Manasseh was the worst king of all Judah! Manasseh’s son was […]

The Prayer Essentials


1Kings 8-10 Solomon’s PrayerGod has blessed us with many prayers of HIs people just like Solomon’s. Each has the outline of adoration, confession, and supplication, and we would do well to include those in our prayers. Just as Daniel included himself, so did Solomon, as he prayed that God would “hear in heaven.”You are the […]

Seek the Lord BEFORE entering enemy territory


1 Sam 29-30 The might have beens… David decided to go with Achish to fight with the Philistines but is rejected by them. Again, just as yesterday, we see how God protects us from our own foolish decisions. When David and his men return, they find the town they had been living in, burned and […]

What does your faith meter register?


Judges 13-15 Do you trust God to answer your prayers? If God were to measure it on a meter stick, what would it say? In these chapters, we meet a couple who are childless. We wonder if they had prayed for a child for a short time or a long time. Time matters nothing in […]

“The Bezalel’s and Oholiab’s”


Exodus 28-31 No matter where we are or what we are called to do, we need those extra hands to assist us. Some are gifted to pray, others to do manual work, others to be those silent and humble assistants behind the scenes. God had set aside Aaron in eternity past to be his priest […]

Nehemiah’s Epitaph


Nehemiah 11 to 13, Ps 126 Nehemiah reminds God! Do we? Over and over, one refrain is used by Nehemiah “remember me, O God” for what I have done. Does God forget? No, He does not. In Exodus and throughout, God remembers His covenant. Why then does Nehemiah tell God to remember? Could it be […]

“The Trilogy”


Nehemiah 1 to 5 Ezra, Esther, Nehemiah all lived in or around the palace in Susa, yet as Moses taught, they were separated religiously from the pagan idolatry of the land. They were examples of fasting and prayer before executing their duties, and God blessed them to serve. We live in a land that idolizes […]