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…

OUR STRENGTH IS IN HIM The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.  They are planted in the house of the LORD; they flourish in the courts of our God.  They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green, to declare that the LORD is upright; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him. —Psalm 92:12-15             There is so much we do not understand, but we can be content to know our Lord knows all and that we are safe in His hands.  The important thing is that we remain faithful to His will even in the…

VICTORIOUS THROUGH HIS WORD! And now, O Lord GOD, you are God, and your words are true, and you have promised this good thing to your servant. —II Samuel 7:28 And the LORD gave victory to David wherever he went. —II Samuel 8:6             The Lord God is God and we are not.  His words can be utterly trusted.  He has promised good things for His servants and we can rest in them fully.  We are to be His servants.  Just as the Lord gave “victory to David wherever he went” so also He is the One that gives victory wherever we go, wherever He sends us.  We go in…

GOD’S SERVANTS ”David said to him, “How is it you were not afraid to put out your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?” —II Samuel 1:14 Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.  Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. —Hebrews 13:7-8 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you. —Hebrews 13:17 Keep watch over yourselves and…