Author: Nicholson
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December 3, 2024 — Good King Jehoshaphat
We may rise above the low spiritual state of those around us by finding our delight in the Lord. Apart from the first sentence, the account in 2 Chronicles 17 is only found here, another benefit of reading this book. It is the sterling record of a good king. Asa had died, and “Jehoshaphat his son […]
The Whisper Test
A most unusual test but one that changed a student’s life. And God speaks the same message to every heart in His “still small voice.” […]
December 2, 2024 — Ponder The Path Of Your Feet
The Lord may use means to heal us, but He is the Healer, the secret ingredient in every medicine. One of the drawbacks of independence from God is that, when things fail—as they will—who is there to blame? Just the person I see in the mirror each morning. In Asa’s case, the Lord sent Hanani […]
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He Hears Your Tears
The Lord is the expert at non-verbal communication. On occasion, Jesus said something like: “I couldn’t help overhearing what you were thinking” (see Luke 5:22). But He hears a lot more than that! […]
November 29, 2024 — Seek & Find
God is a perfect Gentleman. If you don’t want Him, He’ll withdraw so as not to impose on you. I recall a talk at our dinner table when I was a boy. The topic was H.R. Palmer’s hymn, “Yield Not to Temptation.” My father said he didn’t think one line was true: “Each vict’ry will […]
The Prophets Have Spoken
The great monotheistic religions of the world all trace their history to the little region east of the Mediterranean that still dominates world news. One of the uniting features of all three beliefs—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—is their conviction that we are not left to our own religious inventiveness because GOD HAS SPOKEN. How did He […]
November 28, 2024 — A Mighty Fortress
“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God…in whom I will trust” (Ps 18:2). Asa, “because the Lord had given him rest” (2 Chron 14:6), took advantage of the lull in hostilities. “Therefore he said to Judah, ‘Let us build these cities and make walls around them, and towers, gates, and bars, while the […]
November 27, 2024 — The Formula
“In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and confidence shall be your strength” (Isa 30:15). After “Abijah rested with his fathers” (2 Chron 14:1), his son Asa ascended the throne of Judah in Jerusalem. Happily, “Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God, for he removed the altars of […]