The tragedy of the disobedience of Solomon is compounded by the manner in which the nation responds to his successor on the throne. As a delegation approaches the new King, they present a request for fairer working conditions. King Rehoboam got great advice from those who were around with Solomon and so had some understanding […]
Read More The Kings 12 – Following Bad AdviceWhy did you not obey the Lord ? Why did you pounce on the plunder and do evil in the eyes of the Lord ?” (1 Samuel 15:19 NIV) This episode in the life of Saul and the initial run of human monarchy in Israel is among the most tragic. It’s not as though Saul […]
Read More Sam’s 1st Epic 15 – That’s Torn It“You have done a foolish thing,” Samuel said. “You have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you; if you had, he would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time. But now your kingdom will not endure; the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him […]
Read More Sam’s 1st Epic 13 – Forgetting Your PlaceThere are suggestions and there are instructions. They’re not in opposition all the time. Often they can compliment each other. There are some times, though, when there’s a distinct impression that they work against each other. Take for example when the instructions to use a mobile phone tell you to do something that you overlook. […]
Read More Suggestions and InstructionsEvery living thing that moved on land perished—birds, livestock, wild animals, all the creatures that swarm over the earth, and all mankind. Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died. Every living thing on the face of the earth was wiped out; people and animals and the creatures that […]
Read More Genesis: 7 – Obedience and SalvationWe had a conversation today about presumptuous prayer and a tendency among some to decree and declare a pile of stuff that doesn’t materialise. Faith is interesting. Jesus does say if we have mustard seed faith, we can tell the mountain to move and it will move. Some seem to take that up to mean […]
Read More Say What You See: Will SeekersThe scene is very familiar. The two children are disciplined again for being naughty. The parents together agreed that the suitable response to the indiscretion was to ban the television watching for the evening. If the children follow this carefully, they will be allowed television watching as usual the next evening. As evening approaches the […]
Read More What He Said To YouThe congregation had just finished singing the chorus “He Is Lord”. There had been the usual whooping and hollering and praises onto God for the nature of the song. Hands were raised and the occasional ‘hallelujah’ broke out. The saints were feeling good. The speaker seemed to be out of step with the mood of […]
Read More Why Call Him Lord When …This video is the inspiration for this post. The key was the part where David Stephens contrasts what faith is as opposed to what presumption is. The whole section of the necessity for God to initiate faith, rather than my presumption starting something and expecting God to show up was a splendid and refreshing reminder […]
Read More Suffering From Spiritual TinnitusDo you know how small the things are that disrupt our lives with Christ? You know it’s the small things that often trip us up. It’s forgetting to wake up on time by a minute that can make you miss a critical appointment. It’s the word said in haste that can give someone a bad […]
Read More September Sojourn: Developing Godly Habits
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