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October 29, 2024 — Solomon’s Prayer Of Dedication
“Prayer is not overcoming God’s reluctance, but laying hold of His willingness.” —Martin Luther Apart from the prayer of rededication in Nehemiah 9, this prayer of dedication by Solomon is the longest recorded prayer in the Bible. We see immediately that engaging with the Lord in true prayer is, at the same time, both elevating and […]
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Jesus…Asleep?
When the disciples—seasoned sailors that they were—cried out in terror, “Lord, don’t You care that we’re perishing?” it wasn’t the last time one of His followers said such a thing. He understood. And before He gently chided their wavering faith, He first rebuked the storm. Are you in a storm, Christian? Good news! The Master […]
October 28, 2024 — Solomon’s Speech
“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His hands what He spoke with His mouth” (2 Chron 6:4). One thing you can say about Solomon—he didn’t do anything by halves! If the temple “must be exceedingly magnificent” (1 Chron 22:5), as David said, his son was the right man for the job. So when […]
Rescuing Runaways
How fast and far do you have to travel to run away from God? David tells us. God has very long arms. Here are two stories in one to encourage you to pray for runaways. […]
October 25, 2024 — Journey’s End
Rest isn’t the absence of upset; it’s the calm within when we know Christ is with us in the storm. So the temple was finished, “and Solomon brought in the things which his father David had dedicated: the silver and the gold and all the furnishings. And he put them in the treasuries of the house […]
October 24, 2024 — Finished!
Christ is God’s A and Z, the Root and Offspring, the First and Last, the Author and Finisher. When something is to be done, obviously the one thing better than starting well is finishing well. In this, our God is the great Exemplar. He finished well in creation: “Thus the heavens and the earth, and all […]
October 23, 2024 — One Timeless Piece
Throughout the changing ages, one fact remains unchanged: there is only one Savior. “So all the work that Solomon had done for the house of the Lord was finished” (2 Chron 5:1). The simple tent, unadorned on the outside, had been replaced with a building “exceedingly magnificent, famous and glorious” (1 Chron 22:5). The holy furniture had been […]
October 22, 2024 — Times Ten
O to be filled “with the Spirit,” “with the fruits of righteousness…by Jesus Christ,” and “with all the fullness of God”! As noted earlier, the laver in the tabernacle was replaced by a bronze Sea “for the priests to wash in” (2 Chron 4:6). Was there enough water for all the priests? It could contain over 22,000 gallons! Holding up […]