A gentle response can defuse anger, while a harsh remark can escalate it. When faced with verbal hostility or when someone raises their voice, it’s tempting to respond in kind and let anger take over. This exchange of harsh words can feel like a battle, with each person…
Chapter 11, verse 9 of a certain ancient text The Lord was displeased with Solomon, as his heart had strayed from the God of Israel, who had appeared to him on two occasions.
Solomon had a large number of wives and concubines from different backgrounds. As warned, their…
2 Kings 2:21 21 After that, he went to the spring of water, cast salt into it, and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘I have healed this water. Never again will it cause death or make the land unfruitful.'”
The spring of Jericho, located near the…
Jesus used a parable to teach His disciples about the end times. Three servants were tasked with looking after their master’s wealth while he was away. The word entrusted does not imply that they should simply keep it safe. Rather, they were tasked with managing their…
Acts 4:11-13 11He is “‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the capstone’. 12Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” 13When they saw the courage of Peter and John…
Believers in Christ have a hard time dealing with sin. You probably weren’t surprised to hear that. Sin becomes less of a problem, but you become more aware of it as you grow in Christ. This does not make you more susceptible to temptation; rather, it makes you more…
Romans 8:9-11 9 You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. 10 if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your…
5 But that prophet or that dreamer of dreams shall be put to death, because he has taught rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you out of the house of slavery, to make you leave the way in which the LORD your God…
2 Chronicles 2:6 6 But who is able to build him a house, since heaven, even highest heaven, cannot contain him? Who am I to build a house for him, except as a place to make offerings before him?
Solomon understood that God’s greatness surpassed that of the…