Producing a Godless Generation

2 Kings 21:9
“But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than did the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the children of Israel.”

One would think that Hezekiah’s children would turn out to be decent young people; however, Manasseh, his son, turned out to be one of the most godless kings in Judah’s history.

Bible Thoughts by Terry Hedderman

Tuesday, 8/16/16  John 13:10, Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needed not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all. Jesus referred to 2 areas/types of washing. A bath = full cleansing and corresponds to eternal forgiveness. A footwashing = daily confession and corresponds to temporal forgiveness. Both are “NEEDS.”         

Pick Your Battles

1 Kings 22:31
“But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.”

When the King of Syria chose to fight against Israel, he made a wise move in how he fought the battle. 

There is Hope in the Right Trust

Psalm 146:3
“Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.”

It is so easy to put trust in someone whom the LORD has or is using in a great way. Mankind tends to gravitate towards following man when the Scriptures clearly warn never to place your trust in man. If you allow man to be the one to whom you place your trust, then man will have the power to destroy you.

Keeping Your Master

1 Samuel 26:16
“This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the LORD'S anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.”

David was in the fight for his life when he happened to come across Saul lying in a trench with his security team asleep as well. 

A Boy Doing a Man’s Job

1 Samuel 17:10
“And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.”

The condition of a nation is always set by her men. When the men of a nation are not doing what they are supposed to be doing, that nation will find itself in disarray. God meant for the men to be the leaders of a nation.

Finding God’s Will

1 Samuel 9:27
“And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on,) but stand thou still a while, that I may shew thee the word of God.”

In the verse above, Saul had yet to find that God’s will for his life was to become king of Israel. Up to this point in his life, he was still involved with cattle. It was when Saul was searching for his livestock that he found the man of God and discovered God’s will for his life.