God And Failure During his reign, however, he failed to remove all the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there. 1 Kings 22:43b My Takeaways Something Old I wonder if people ran when they saw a prophet coming. Elijah had some tough messages to deliver. Something New Jehoshaphat:…
Discerning The Way All the other prophets were prophets agreed, Yes, they said, go up to Ramoth-Gilead and be victorious for the Lord will give the king victory. Micaiah replied sarcastically, “Yes go up and be victorious, for the Lord will give the King victory.” 1 Kings 22:12,15 My Takeaways Something Old…
The God Of…. After their defeat, Ben-hadad’s officers said to him, “The Israelite gods are gods of the hills; that is why they won.” 1 Kings 20:23a My Takeaways Something Old 1 Kings 2:18 – Another meddling manipulative woman To what lengths will I go to get something for someone I love?…
Am I A Waverer? The Elijah stood in front of them and said, “How much longer will you waver, hobbling between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him! But if Baal is God the follow him!” But the people were completely silent. 1 Kings 18:21 My Takeaways Something Old Am I…
Don’t Stop Maturing King Baasha of Israel invaded Judah and fortified Ramah in order to prevent anyone from entering or leaving King Asa’s territory in Judah. 1 Kings 15:17 My Takeaways Something Old Asa’s goal was right (keep an open route between Judah and Israel), but his means were wrong. (An alliance with…
The Power of Another At the LORD’s command, a man of God from Judah… 1 Kings 13:1a My Takeaways Something Old A nameless and faceless man chosen to be used by God. He must have been a faithful man that God could trust to obey Him. Can I be trusted to obey…