On His Majesty’s Service
Here’s a great illustration of Laura Soole’s poem: “Disappointment–His appointment, Change one letter, then I see That the thwarting of my purpose Is God’s better choice for me.” […]
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January 16, 2025 — Chosen To Be Before Him
The Lord has chosen His priests to stand before Him, to serve Him, and to sacrifice to Him. It’s helpful to note that the religious reforms under Hezekiah recorded in the three chapters of 2 Chronicles 29–31 are only briefly mentioned in 2 Kings 18:1-7. The account in the Kings of Hezekiah’s influence mainly stresses […]
January 15, 2025 — Getting Down To Business
“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 […]
Episode 2: The Trinity’s Tactics
January 14, 2025 — Here Comes Hezekiah
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 […]
Right on Schedule
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. […]
January 13, 2025 — “Increasingly Unfaithful”
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 […]
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The Day I Met An Extraterrestrial
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. […]
January 10, 2025 — A Study In Contrasts: Ahaz & Oded
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 […]
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