Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it. Then he went up to the temple of the Lord and spread it out before the Lord. And Hezekiah prayed…
https://youtu.be/OlFgJxvVm6A "He took him outside and said, "Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them." Then he said to him, "So shall your offspring…
https://youtu.be/EqrT6U5_y5U “Moses said to Hobab, descendant of Reuel the Midianite and Moses’s relative by marriage, “We’re setting out for the place the Lord promised, ‘I will give it to you.’…
2 Kings 18.5-6 observes, Hezekiah put his whole trust in the God of Israel. There
was no king quite like him, either before or after. He held fast to God—never loosened his grip—and obeyed to the letter everything God had commanded Moses. And God, for His part, held fast to him through all his adventures. MSG
We should seek to be like Hezekiah: Holding fast to God, never loosening our grip on God, obedient to the letter of everything Jesus commands us. Then we will experience God holding us fast through all our adventures. What adventures are we taking for God? What are we doing that needs faith, trust, and earnest prayer?
Psalm 34.19-20 promise, the righteous person may have many troubles, but the
Lord delivers him from them all; He protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken. (more…)
Esther 4.16 comments, If I must die, I must die.
One of the heroes of the Bible is the young woman Esther. An oft quoted statement from the book in her memory is ‘perhaps you were made queen for such a time as this.’
The story of Esther is one of tragedy and triumph, of faith and courage, of God’s faithful work behind the scenes when people risk all for His purposes. (more…)
Psalm 66.20 describes God, Who has not rejected my prayer or withheld His love from me!
All Christians should go see the movie War Room. It is both a challenge and encouragement in the areas of prayer, marriage, parenting and priority.
The question gets asked in the movie about the priority of prayer in a professing Christian’s life. The character admits to not spending much time in that discipline. Most of us would probably echo that sentiment. (more…)
Judges 3:2 explains He did this only to teach warfare to the descendants of the Israelites who had not had previous battle experience. God left people in the promised land for the Israelites to remove by
force.
It seems like God would simply send a plague to these inhabitants then Israel could just easily walk into the promised land and occupy it as their new country. Instead, God made Israel strap on a sword, grab a shield and go daily into battle if they were going to realize His promise for them.
Why did God do this? (more…)
Proverbs 1:7 instructs how a man becomes wise? The first step is to trust and reverence the Lord!
Everyone wants wisdom. At least everyone wants to make the right decisions! There is a difference.
We make hundreds of decisions daily but the big ones cause us anxiety because failure to get it right can lead to serious financial loss and personal unhappiness. The root desire for wanting wisdom in this instance is selfish; we want to be happy, we want to be successful and we don’t want pain or suffering.
This is not why God gives wisdom.
The first step toward gaining wisdom is to trust and reverence the Lord.
Wisdom is given so we might know God and how to please Him in everything we do. (more…)
Matthew 11:28 records an invitation to wear My yoke—for it fits perfectly—and let me teach you; for I give you only light burdens. Christianity teaches religion is hard but God…
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