“And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house burnt he with fire. And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, broke down the walls of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
A Thought From the Word “And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
A Thought From the Word “And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee." I Kings 17:9 You may have a need or problem where you can only see the answer or solution coming in...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom. And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart." I Kings 10:23, 24 People traveled from great distances, made great...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee. But when thou...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
A Thought From the Word “In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. I Kings 3:5 We don't fully know our own hearts. Imagine God did to you what He did to Solomon here. No church...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“Woe unto you, Pharisees! For ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.” Luke 11:43 The appetites of the heart are powerful things. There are the appetites for money, sex, having the perfect body,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?" II Samuel 19:12 These are David's words to the tribe of Judah after Absalom's attempted revolt on the kingdom had failed. David, the good...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ…” Philemon 1:1a A prisoner. That doesn’t sound very noble or honorable does it? However, because of Paul’s relationship with Jesus Christ, even being “employed” as a...[ abbreviated | read entire ]