Author Archives: Jefferson Vann
LORD, intervene
Psalm 58 The psalmist is not content leaving the people in the hands of the gods who seem to be ruling on earth. He asks God to step in and bring righteousness and justice. The gods are letting the wicked … Continue reading
more than enough
2 Chronicles 31 Those who have been involved in ministry management know how disheartening it is to always be checked by the bottom line. When we get in our minds that something should be done, it hurts to learn that … Continue reading
the choice of faith
Psalm 57 The beauty of psalms like this is that they are worship in the midst of pleas for help. These are not the words of someone who lives above the dangers and trials of life. They are the words … Continue reading
skipping steps
2 Chronicles 30 Getting the Passover celebration reinstituted took some adjustment. Hezekiah prayed that the LORD would look beyond the bending of a few of the rules, so that those who wanted to reconnect with God would not be punished … Continue reading
our tears in his bottle
Psalm 56 David did not glide through life without challenges and troubles. He had numerous enemies, and his life was in danger constantly. He comforted himself not in the idea that God was going to help him overcome his problems … Continue reading
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where reform begins
2 Chronicles 29 The temple had been a barometer of the people’s spiritual condition, so it was only logical that Hezekiah began his reforms by cleansing the temple. Let us not forget that another Jewish prophet would speak out symbolically … Continue reading
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oil and butter
Psalm 55 David used oil and butter as similes to describe the smoothness and softness of the speech of his former friend. Those soft words were swords. The former friend betrayed him, and sought his destruction. He now casts that … Continue reading
yet more faithless
2 Chronicles 28 Ahaz was so determined to reject the LORD that when things got worse for him and his kingdom, he became yet more faithless. He had reasoned that the victors in the battles of the day must have … Continue reading
plan A
Psalm 54 David had thought that he was in a good hiding place – a place where he could stay alive and away from Saul. Then things got interesting. The Ziphites turned him in. Now David is forced to rely … Continue reading
the shadow
2 Chronicles 27 Jotham spends ten of his 16 years as king with his father as a leper king, in his shadow. Those ten years were a constant reminder and warning for him not to presume upon his own authority, … Continue reading
