1 Kings 8-9 When it comes to extremes, God seems to have poured out an extravagant amount of grace upon Solomon's ancient Israelite kingdom. Solomon was the wisest person to have ever lived by God's grace, and through God's wisdom Solomon made his ancient kingdom likely one of the richest to have ever exist. Chapters 5 through 7 of 1st Kings goes into seemingly excruciati...

Luke 20:27-40 Is there any question God cannot answer? Have you ever had any particular question or problem where it seems that not even the Bible could answer it? I sure have on many occasions, far more than I would probably like to admit. These questions and problems can nag at us for years, even lifetimes, and prevent us from growing in a meaningful and fulfilling way ...

1 Kings 1:39-41Zadok the priest then took the horn of oil from the tent and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the trumpet, and all the people said, "Long live King Solomon!" All the people went up after him, and the people were playing on flutes and rejoicing with great joy, so that the earth shook at their noise.Now Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as...

My soul waits in silence for God only;From Him is my salvation.He only is my rock and my salvation,My stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.Psalm 62:1-2 RyanWhitson...

Proverbs 25:26Like a trampled spring and a polluted wellis a righteous man who gives way before the wicked. What good is a spring of water if it's all muddied up? What good is a well that is polluted with garbage? What good is a Christian if he lives wickedly amongst the wicked? In ancient days, water was precious; it was a source of life. Where water was, there you woul...

You turn on the news, read the paper or even browse the internet and in the headlines your hearing of the wars that are taking place and you also hear of all the rumors of war. Nation rising against nation and kingdom against kingdom. And who can forget hearing about all the famines and earthquakes happening in various places. These are the daily headlines. Today, the war ...

May the text speak for itself! 2 Samuel 18:5-155The king charged Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, "Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom." And all the people heard when the king charged all the commanders concerning Absalom. 6Then the people went out into the field against Israel, and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim. 7The people of Israel we...

Psalm 55 What do you do when you don't hear God's voice?What do you do when you cry out but it seems like no one is there? v.1-2 Give ear to my prayer, O God; and do not hide Yourself from my supplication. Give heed to me and answer me.... What do you do when when life comes crashing down?What do you do when your broken down from the circumstances of life? v.4-5 My hea...

A couple of things that I got out of studying this passage were 1) The father ran to the son. The father seeks out his son as the sovereign God seeks out unworthy sinners. 2) The father did not ask him to "earn" his forgiveness, because no amount of good works can save us from our sins. Randy Smith...

I only had one opportunity to meet and visit with Lowell when he attended a Christmas party at our home that had our community group having a shared fellowship with his community group. I could tell that he was a Godly man and enjoyed getting to visit with him. Little did I know that after he moved back to live near his children that he would still be influencing my life. ...