DID YOU KNOW “Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom.” —2 Samuel 18:5 Leadership often fails not because a person lacks intelligence, courage, or experience, but because the heart becomes unwilling to accept what wisdom requires. David had faced enemies, survived betrayal, commanded armies, and governed a kingdom. Yet when the rebellionContinue reading “WHEN THE HEART OVERRULES WISDOM”
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When Power Forgets Justice
The Bible in a Year “And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.” — Esther 3:15 The book of Esther often reveals how fragile earthly governments can become when pride, hatred, and selfish ambition replace wisdom and righteousness. In Esther chapter three, Haman manipulated King Ahasuerus into issuingContinue reading “When Power Forgets Justice”
When Evil Becomes Normal
The Bible in a Year “He did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his fathers had done; he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.” — 2 Kings 15:9 As I read through the history of Israel’s kings, one truth becomesContinue reading “When Evil Becomes Normal”
When Strength Becomes Weakness
The Bible in a Year There is a tragic sentence tucked into the life of Rehoboam that should cause every believer to pause: “And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the Lord, and all Israel with him” (2 Chronicles 12:1). The dangerContinue reading “When Strength Becomes Weakness”
Serving with Order and Purpose
The Bible in a Year “These were the orderings of them in their service to come into the house of the Lord, according to their manner, under Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him.” — 1 Chronicles 24:19 When we come to passages filled with names, schedules, and assignments likeContinue reading “Serving with Order and Purpose”
Redeemed From the Unexpected
DID YOU KNOW Did you know God often chooses the most unlikely people to accomplish His purposes? When we first encounter Jephthah in Judges 11, we are introduced not to a hero in the traditional sense, but to a man marked by rejection and broken beginnings. The text does not hide his past—it highlights it.Continue reading “Redeemed From the Unexpected”
When Leadership Leads Away from God
The Bible in a Year “He did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his fathers had done; he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.” — 2 Kings 15:9 As I move through this portion of Scripture, I am struck byContinue reading “When Leadership Leads Away from God”
When Small Compromises Shape a Nation
The Bible in a Year “It came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshiped him.” — 1 KingsContinue reading “When Small Compromises Shape a Nation”
When Faith Thinks and Obedience Acts
DID YOU KNOW Did you know that following God’s will is not blind faith, but guided obedience shaped by both trust and wisdom? Many believers have heard the phrase, “Just step out in faith,” as though God expects us to disengage our minds and simply leap into the unknown without thought. Yet when I lookContinue reading “When Faith Thinks and Obedience Acts”
When God’s Favor Becomes Visible to the World
The Bible in a Year “Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel; because the Lord loved Israel forever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.” — 1 Kings 10:9 As I walk through this portion of Scripture, I find myself standingContinue reading “When God’s Favor Becomes Visible to the World”