What About Now?

What About Now?

Isaiah 32:1 “Behold a king will reign righteously, and princes will rule justly.” Observation: Isaiah 32 depicts a time in the future during the millennial reign of Christ when He will reign righteously, and princes will rule justly. Leadership then will be good, as...

Dryness Within

Dryness Within

Isaiah 29:1–2, 13 “Woe O Ariel, Ariel the city where David once camped! Add year to year, observe your feasts on schedule. I will bring distress to Ariel, and she will be a city of lamenting and mourning. … This people draw near with their words and honor Me with...

Devastation

Devastation

1 Kings 9:8 “And this house will become a heap of ruins; everyone who passes by will be astonished and hiss and say, ‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?’” Observation: God is appearing to Solomon upon the completion of the temple, which is an...

Prayerlessness

Prayerlessness

2 Chronicles 6:18–19 “Will God indeed dwell with mankind on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain You; how much less this house which I have built. Yet have regard to the prayer of Your servant and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to...

Salvation through the Law

Salvation through the Law

Romans 2:12–15 “For all who have sinned without the Law will also perish without the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law, for it is not the hearers of the Law who are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified. For...

Overwhelmed by His Presence

Overwhelmed by His Presence

Psalm 97:1–6 “The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the many islands be glad…Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. Fire goes before Him and burns up His adversaries round about. His lightnings lit up the world; the earth saw and trembled....

Weed Patches

Weed Patches

Psalm 78:42 “They did not remember His power, the day when He redeemed them from the adversary.” Observation: Psalm 78 is a comprehensive recounting of the Israelites’ journey, the miraculous provisions of God, and of their continual rebellion and unfaithfulness. In...

God’s Permanent Promises

God’s Permanent Promises

1 Kings 2:37 “For on the day you go out and cross over the brook Kidron, you will know for certain that you shall surely die; your blood shall be on your own head.” 1 Chronicles 29:18 “O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, our fathers, preserve this forever in...

Yielded to God

Yielded to God

1 Chronicles 28:3–6 “But God said to me, ‘You shall not build a house for my name because you are a man of war and have shed blood.’ Yet, the Lord … chose me … to be a king over Israel forever. For He has chosen Judah to be a leader; and in the house of Judah, my...

Any Old Bush Will Do

Any Old Bush Will Do

1 Chronicles 25:1, 8 “David and the commanders of the army set apart for service some…who were to prophesy with lyres, harps and cymbals. … They cast lots for their duties, all alike, the small as well as the great, the teacher as well as the pupil.” Observation:...