With Jack Bailey
Scripture Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to a king’s son. May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice. ~Psalm 72:1-2, NRSV Quote Pharaohs, Caesars, Alexander the Great, Attila the Hun, Charlemagne, Napoleon, Hitler, Stalin: what do they have in common–They are relics of a fading history. They…
Scripture But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride brought him down. He wasn’t faithful to the LORD his God. ~2 Chronicles 26:16, NIrV Quote To finish is to win. ~Morris Hill What do these men have in common: Saul, Solomon, Amaziah, Joash and Uzziah? At least two things: first they were all kings of Israel…
Scripture “I tell you that I will build a royal house for your family.’ ~I Chronicles 17:10, NIrV Quote Jesus is the ultimate Promise Keeper. ~Ya’akov I am reading through the books of history this month and earlier today I read I Chronicles 17 where David says, “Here I am, living in a palace that has…
Scripture King Solomon loved many women besides Pharaoh’s daughter. They were from other lands. They were Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites. ~1 Kings 11:1 Quote Disappointment is the price we pay for expecting too much out of others. ~Ya’akov Who was the worse king in Israel’s history: both kingdoms? Some would say Manasseh with…
Scripture “I will not completely destroy the…But they will become his {Shishak, Pharaoh of Egypt} subjects, so they will know the difference between serving me and serving earthly rulers.” ~2 Chronicles 12:7-8, NLT Quote Serving Christ is the greatest adventure on earth. ~Ya’akov We had a great bible study lesson last Sunday. We had stimulating…
Scripture You have kept your promise to my father David. He was your servant. With your mouth you made a promise. With your powerful hand you have made it come true. And today we can see it. ~2 Chronicles 6:15, NIrV Quote Good intentions can make a promise but it takes character to keep them.…