The disciples found themselves in a spirited discussion, contemplating who among them would be granted the most esteemed role in the kingdom that Jesus would establish. Jesus gently reminded them that their perspective was inverted. The highest calling was that of the…
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…
When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever. – Proverbs 10:25
We all face difficulties in life. They may be health challenges, relationship trials, financial trials, or emotional trials, but all of our difficulties and…
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…
Exodus 12:22 22Take a bunch of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin and put some of the blood on the top and on both sides of the doorframe. Not one of you shall go out the door of his house until morning.
The Hebrew word for basin (caph) referred to a drainage…
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…