“If you are on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn.” —C.S. Lewis Hezekiah faced a terrible mess. Among other things, his father had not only filled the land with idolatry “on the hills, and under every green tree” (2 Chron 28:4), but had utterly decimated the house of the Lord. He “took part of the treasures […]
Our heroes are ordinary people who find supernatural help to overcome challenging circumstances. Clearly, one of the main characteristics required of these ancient kings was strength. There were only two sources for this—human or divine. Those who looked to the Lord prospered; those who rejected His support were doomed to failure. After the abysmal collapse […]
Have you ever seen those floral clocks? This tourist thought he’d try to fix one. Lesson: God’s timing is always perfect. Be encouraged, Christian…the Lord is on schedule. And He’s coming soon. […]
Don’t assume that hard times always bring people closer to the Lord. Sometimes it’s just the opposite. Winston Churchill said, “Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.” Ahaz was such a man. Depending on the arm of flesh, he had lost […]
Read More… from January 13, 2025 — “Increasingly Unfaithful”
The devil rarely tells blatant lies. Like the one in Eden, it was partly true. It’s just that he wants you to believe the wrong part. […]
When you’re heading downhill, as Ahaz was, it’s easy to pick up speed and very hard to stop. One thing you can say about king Ahaz. He was consistent—consistently bad from start to finish! And this in spite of the fact that his father Jotham “did what was right in the sight of the Lord” (2 Chron […]
Read More… from January 10, 2025 — A Study In Contrasts: Ahaz & Oded
Witnesses aren’t prosecutors or judges. They simply tell what they know. For the Christian, it means sharing about our Savior and His way of salvation: agreeing with God about the problem—our personal sin—and agreeing about the answer—Christ’s death for us. Here’s Jesus’ most neglected command: “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to […]
The lives of these kings are encapsulated in a few lines. How will the Lord summarize mine? The account of each king ends substantially the same way. As it is recorded of Jotham, “Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars and his ways, indeed they are written in the book of […]
Read More… from January 9, 2025 — The Rest Of The Acts & The Act Of Rest