Category Archives: discipleship
from bad to worse
Job 2 Job’s victory over his circumstances (and the devil behind them) is seen in the fact that God still boasts of his integrity as he did before calamity struck. So, Satan pleads for more control. The LORD gives him … Continue reading
still options
2 Kings 25:22-30 Gedaliah’s assassination leads the Babylonians to release Jehoiachin from prison, and he stays in Babylon for the rest of his life. He is a thin thread of hope that one day there will be a monarchy again … Continue reading
big bite
2 Kings 14:1-22 Jehoash did not want to do battle with Amaziah, not because he thought he might lose, but because he knew that Judah could not afford the damage he would do. Nevertheless, Amaziah insisted on picking a fight. … Continue reading
incomplete victory
2 Kings 3 The combined armies of Israel, Judah and Edom accomplish all that Elisha predicts, but stops short of eliminating Moab altogether. It appears that the Moabite king’s sacrifice of his oldest son changes things. We must be careful … Continue reading
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the lure of fellowship
1 Kings 13 The prophet’s instructions from the LORD were designed to keep him from being corrupted by the inhabitants of Bethel and to reverse his prediction. So, the LORD commands him not to eat anything, and to return to … Continue reading
a peace-time army
1 Kings 5 Solomon drafted an army of men from Israel, and hired thousands of others from elsewhere. There was no battle to fight. There was a house to build: a temple to the LORD. The entire project was an … Continue reading
unfinished business
2 Samuel 21 David’s major battles had been fought and won. His tragic mistake with Bathsheba and its consequences are now bad memories. But there is more to do. Life will always throw us unfinished business. Avenging the Gibeonites and … Continue reading
revival
1 Samuel 7:3-17 Notice the three elements of this period of revival and peace in Israel: A man – Samuel, the circuit riding judge. He stood for the LORD, and helped his people stay close to him. A movement – … Continue reading
our choices and God’s choice
1 Samuel 2:12-3:6 Hophni and Phinehas could have had the honor of installing the first king in Israel, but they brought shame and destruction upon their house instead. The choices we make in ministry are important. We either choose to … Continue reading
civil war
Judges 20 This civil war between Israel and Benjamin was more than just an act of vengeance against atrocity. It was a symptom of the disease that had affected the whole nation. They had strayed from their relationship with the … Continue reading
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