Bible Passage: “And he burned the house of the Lord and the king’s house and all the houses of Jerusalem; every great house he burned down.” (2 Kings 25:9) Scripture Reading: 2 …
Go With the Flow?
Bible Passage: “Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem…And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and walked …
Promises Made, Promises Kept
Bible Passage: “And this occurred because the people of Israel had sinned against the Lord their God, who had brought them up out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of …
Timing is Everything
Bible Passage: “And Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and people, that they should be the Lord’s people, and also between the king and the people. Then all the people of the …
The Elbow-Grease of Obedience
Bible Passage: “‘And you shall strike down the house of Ahab your master, so that I may avenge on Jezebel the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood …
You Never Know Unless You Ask
Bible Passage: “When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, ‘Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you.’ And Elisha said, ‘Please let there be …
Second Chances
Bible Passage: “But Elijah answered the captain of fifty, ‘If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty.’” (2 Kings 1:10) …
The Stage for Everything That Follows
Bible Passage: “So (Joseph) got up, took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel.” (Matthew 2:21) Scripture Reading: Matthew 2:19-23 It is the end of Christmas …
Not Exactly According to Plan
Bible Passage: “When (the wise men) had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. ‘Get up,’ he said, ‘take the child and his mother and escape to …
Behold the Lord
Bible Passage: “Moved by the Spirit, (Simeon) went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law …