Author: Nicholson
Posts by Nicholson
January 21, 2025 — Revive Us Again!
“Nothing with God is too good to be true; the truth is the best of everything.” —R.J. Campbell As we continue to read of the celebration at the temple, it’s hard to believe that only a few months before incense had been ascending from every hill and on every street corner in Jerusalem to the […]
January 20, 2025 — Heaven’s Love Song
Song gives wings to the soul. We sing our sweetest to the One who put the new song in our hearts. It has to be one of the most descriptive—and delightful—sentences in the Chronicles: “And when the burnt offering began, the song of the Lord also began” (2 Chron 29:27). How could the burnt offering be described? […]
Nothing But God
Do you find yourself at a point in life when you have nothing but God? Then you’re right where He wants you. […]
January 17, 2025 — Perfecting Holiness
The temple cleansed. The priests restored. The offerings sacrificed. The nation forgiven. It was rigorous work to restore the Lord’s house. They “brought out all the debris that they found in the temple of the Lord” (2 Chron 29:16), and it was carted off by the Levites. “They began to sanctify on the first day of the first […]
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.” […]
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 […]