We get discouraged and think we are the only ones…
God asked Elijah what he was doing on Horeb. Of course, God knew the answer, but Elijah needed to communicate it. I believe this is a typical strategy that God employs to persuade us to evaluate what is real. What are you…
When You Are Discouraged and Downhearted, Know That God Is Sovereign Over All. Circumstances Will Change in His Perfect Time…
When Ahab told Jezebel of Elijah’s victory on Mt. Carmel, she promised to treat Elijah as he had treated the prophets of Baal. She made an oath…
The People of the World Look to the God of Science?
With four hundred and fifty prophets of Asherah and four hundred prophets of Baal, Elijah summoned Ahab to meet him on Mount Carmel. As the confrontation unfolded, the Israelites assembled to witness it. Could they still…
Elijah has been hidden for three years. The wicked king Ahab sought the nations for him. The drought was so bad that it was destroying the kingdom. When God sent Elijah to meet with the monarch, the king referred to him as “the troubler of Israel.” It’s amazing how the…
“And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.” Pray for each other, pray together, encourage one another in love, finish strong, hold each other, and keep fighting the good fight of faith. God will carry you until the end. He is…
The belief among the Jews was that evil could find its way into a person through their mouth. They held a deep reverence, feeling apprehensive about consuming food from a plate or sipping from a vessel that had been handled by someone outside their community. Dishes acquired…
When Solomon finished building the temple David had planned, the priests exited the Holy Place (the temple’s inner room). Then a cloud filled the LORD’s temple. The Hebrews equated clouds with the splendor of God. Their forefathers had witnessed the cloud on Sinai when…
Imagine the care required to ensure that the stones fit exactly when they arrived at the temple site! Three-dimensional accuracy was required in the quarry, as no iron tool pounding was to be heard there. Each block was custom-made to fit exactly with the blocks beside and…
We have praised self-esteem but have not cautioned against pride. Pride is the most important thing and it is something which demands respect and dignity from others. If we hear a word said against us, we forget all the words we have spoken against others, and excommunicate…