There is inherent danger in this 3M which still brings men down today: maids, money, and might. How pleased the Lord was with Solomon’s reply! “Because this was in your heart,” said the Lord, “and you have not asked riches or wealth or honor or the life of your enemies, nor have you asked long life—but have asked […]
This shoe shiner knew how to clean shoes, but not souls! Thankfully, Jesus does. […]
The most important thing? Make sure that the most important thing remains the most important thing. First things first, they say. How would you begin a book about the most important Person in the universe moving into town, and the “exceedingly magnificent” home to be built for Him (1 Chron 22:5)? Perhaps you would ask the man […]
This world has become man’s hell. God’s hell is still coming. Don’t gamble with your forever. Jesus can save you now. No promises for tomorrow. […]
Going through trials, God’s sovereignty is the pillow upon which you lay your head. —C.H. Spurgeon This second half of the Chronicles first draws our attention to the reign of the newly-crowned Solomon, who takes us to the height of Israel’s glory. The book then shifts to the other focal point, the soon-to-be-built temple. As […]
Tending sheep, he killed a lion; delivering victuals, he fought a giant; serving God, he found greatness. We’re about to say goodbye to David, at least in this historical account. “Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. And the period that he reigned…was forty years…So he died in a good old age, full […]
Our theology should always culminate in doxology, God’s revealing in our reveling in Him. In this brief passage (1 Chron 29:21-25) about Solomon’s second coronation (v 22), we see nothing of the earlier palace intrigue when Adonijah attempted to steal the crown from his brother, of Joab and Abiathar’s betrayal, or of Bathsheba’s awkward appeal […]
Praise now is rehearsing our eternal song. Grace teaches us to sing; coming glory will perfect it. Somehow we’re not surprised on this momentous occasion that David has a song to sing (1 Chron 29:10-20)! God’s people should be singing people. Before any altar was built, before any incense arose from the coming temple, David […]