April 25. 1 Kings ch 22 BEFORE YOU COMMIT… “And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; and I gave thee thy master’s house, and thy master’s wives into thy bosom, and…
April 24. 1 Kings ch 20-21 RETURN ON INVESTMENT “And He began telling this parable: “A man had a fig tree which had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and did not find any. And he said to the vineyard-keeper, ‘Behold, for three years I have come looking for fruit on…
April 23. 1 Kings ch 18-19 EMBRACE THE REALITY BUT HOPE FOR THE BETTER “Seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf; for in its welfare you will have welfare.’ For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Do not let…
April 22. 1 Kings ch 15-17 SIMPLE YET POTENT. “But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ.” 2 Corinthians 11:3 NASB 1995 GOOD DAY: The simplicity of devotion to Christ reminds me of the story of Naaman…
April 21. 1 Kings ch 13-14 HYMN HOLY HOLY HOLY LORD GOD ALMIGHTY 1 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee; Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty! God in three Persons, blessed Trinity! 2 Holy, holy, holy! all the saints adore Thee, casting down their golden crowns…
April 20. 1 Kings ch 11-12 WHEN INTERESTS CLASH [21] When I rose in the morning to nurse my son, behold, he was dead; but when I looked at him carefully in the morning, behold, he was not my son, whom I had borne.” [22] Then the other woman said, “No! For the living one is my son,…
April 19. 1 Kings ch 9-10 LIVING IN HOPE REJOICING ALWAYS “Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good. rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer,” Romans 12:9, 12 NASB1995 GOOD DAY. One thing we all love is to rejoice. Times of positive emotions are times we love…
April 18. 1 Kings 8 THE TUG OF WAR “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another,…
April 17. 1 Kings ch 6-7 HOW TO PROSPER YOUR SOUL. ““For this commandment which I command you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it out of reach. But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may observe it.” Deuteronomy 30:11,14 “This book of the law…
April 16. 1 Kings ch 3-5 HOW IS THE SOUL FED “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.” John 6:63 NASB GOOD DAY: Talking about feeding, I want us to picture something that will give meaning to…