GOD’S PLAN Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal family. But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the king’s sons who were being put to death, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Thus they hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not put to death. And he remained with her six years, hidden in the house of the LORD, while Athaliah reigned over the land. But in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and brought the captains of the Carites and…

OUR FIRM FOUNDATION!  Of old you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.  They will perish, but you will remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away, but you are the same, and your years have no end.  The children of your servants shall dwell secure; their offspring shall be established before you. —Psalm 102: 25-27             How great is our God?  He is awesome in power having laid the “foundation” of the earth.  Of all the foundations man has made none compare to this foundation.  Man’s foundations don’t even…

THIS IS A LIGHT THING… And he said, “Thus says the LORD, ‘I will make this dry streambed full of pools.’  For thus says the LORD, ‘You shall not see wind or rain, but that streambed shall be filled with water, so that you shall drink, you, your livestock, and your animals.’  This is a light thing in the sight of the LORD…  The next morning, about the time of offering the sacrifice, behold, water came from the direction of Edom, till the country was filled with water. — II Kings 3:16-18, 20             The kings of Israel, Judah and Edom were going against the king of Moab in war.  After “a…

JUSTICE WILL PREVAIL! And Jezebel his wife said to him, “Do you now govern Israel? Arise and eat bread and let your heart be cheerful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.” 8 So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal, and she sent the letters to the elders and the leaders who lived with Naboth in his city. 9 And she wrote in the letters, “Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people. 10 And set two worthless men opposite him, and let them bring a charge against him, saying, ‘You have cursed God and the king.’Then take him out and stone him…

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? Then he was afraid, and he arose and ran for his life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.  But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he asked that he might die, saying, “It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”  And he lay down and slept under a broom tree. And behold, an angel touched him and said to him, “Arise and eat.”  And he looked, and behold, there was at his head a cake baked on hot…

BEWARE LEST YOU FALL For David had done what was right in the eyes of the Lord and had not failed to keep any of the Lord’s commands all the days of his life—except in the case of Uriah the Hittite. —I Kings 15:5 After removing Saul, he made David their king. God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.’ —Acts 13:22             The Lord said of David that he was “a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.”  And yet David was not a perfect man.  He…

NONE GREATER But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you; how much less this house that I have built. —I Kings 8:27 For they shall hear of your great name. —I Kings 8:42 That all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God; there is no other. —I Kings 8:60 For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods. —Psalm 96:2 The Creator is so far above His creation.  All of creation cannot contain Him and no way could there be a building that man builds that could contain…

EVIDENCES OF BELIEF Oh come, let us sing to the LORD; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!  Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!  For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.  In his hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also.  The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land.  Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker! 7 For he is our God, and we are the people…

RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT Then two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him. The one woman said, “Oh, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I gave birth to a child while she was in the house.  Then on the third day after I gave birth, this woman also gave birth. And we were alone. There was no one else with us in the house; only we two were in the house.  And this woman’s son died in the night, because she lay on him.  And she arose at midnight and took my son from beside me, while your servant slept, and laid him at her breast, and laid…

BE LIGHT AND WATER This God—his way is perfect; the word of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.  For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?  This God is my strong refuge and has made my way blameless.  —II Samuel 22:31-33 The God of Israel has spoken; the Rock of Israel has said to me: When one rules justly over men, ruling in the fear of God, he dawns on them like the morning light, like the sun shining forth on a cloudless morning, like rain that makes grass to sprout from the earth.  “For does not…