“O Lord God, let your word to David my father be now fulfilled, for you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth. Give me now wisdom and knowledge to go out and come in before this people, for who can govern this people of yours, which is so great?” God answered Solomon, “Because this […]
Read More JJ25 #13 – The Wisdom FactorHave you stopped to consider the nature of life. Not in a momentary way when things seem to be overwhelming or in that brief respite in life’s activities. A proper contemplative consideration of the nature of life. One person had the opportunity to reflect on aspects of life and put together a fascinating insight on […]
Read More For Reading Out Loud – Ecclesiastes 2Here’s the premise of the conversation. Previously in the conversation: I honour and cherish those who take time to consider a question I ask and process it carefully and answer accordingly. I often find the considered response of greater worth than a glib throwaway response that happens to sound right. Hesediah cannot disrespect a question however […]
Read More ADBC: 46 – Wisdom, Abortion & That Wide-Screen IdolSome things are a matter of opinion. Some things are a matter of fact. On the taste factor, for example, I was brought up to enjoy the game football. As in the proper game football. The one played here in England where the spherical object best described as a ball is primarily struck with the […]
Read More Greater Than Great – A Matter of FactThere is an episode in the Bible where Solomon encounters God. When I read the episode it was really interesting to see what happened and what Solomon asked for. One of the bits that I didn’t pay too much attention to was this, And Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a dream. (1 Kings 3:15) […]
Read More How Do You Know You’ve Got It?There are plenty of warnings against presumption. There was a study I was doing with someone on the term ‘complacency’ and there’s a lot of presumption to be seen in what leads to that. People get so comfortable in what they believe they know and what position they think they’re in and before they know […]
Read More There’s A Call For YouMoreover Blessing It was something Authrine reminded me about. She was talking about how God responded to Solomon’s request. So I went to read 1 Kings 3 and loved how Solomon put himself at the mercy of God to just get the wisdom required to operate in his position as king. That degree of humility […]
Read More Moreover Blessing & Even Though LoveThe Lord became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the Lord , the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice. (1 Kings 11:9 NIV) There are few episodes in scripture as tragic as this one. Here, in the 11th chapter of 1 Kings, the wisest man in his time […]
Read More The Kings 11 – Solomon StraysPraise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the Lord ’s eternal love for Israel, he has made you king to maintain justice and righteousness.” (1 Kings 10:9 NIV) Before choosing to spend money to watch a film at the cinema […]
Read More The Kings 10 – Reports and EncountersPeople will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the Lord their God, who brought their ancestors out of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—that is why the Lord brought all this disaster on them.’ (1 Kings 9:9 NIV) It is good to know that prayers, as conversation with God, can get a […]
Read More The Kings 09 – Remember the Covenant: A Reply to Prayer
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