2 Chronicles 11:5
“And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.”
It is always amusing listening to those who do so little talk about
how busy they are and how much they are doing. Whether or not they are
doing as much as they say is anyone’s guess, but one thing that is very
evident about these people is that they are all talk with little to show
for it. On the other hand, those who are very busy and seem to have
several accomplishments never talk about their workload, they just get
things done. I would much rather be the last type of person than the
first.
2 Chronicles 6:19
“Have respect therefore to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee:”
It is often said that every failure in the Christian life is a prayer failure. One thing that is evident in the lives of those whom God has used is the prayer life they had, and the effect it had on their ministry and life. When Solomon prayed his dedicatory prayer after building the temple, you find the power that prayer can have on an individual’s life. Let me show seven things about prayer that reveals its power.
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In the week prior to the administration signing what should constitute an international climate treaty, one think tank, the Competitive Enterprise Institute, was subpoenaed for casting doubt on the agreement’s associated science of climate catastrophe.
2 Kings 4:2
“And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.”
A widowed woman encountered a debt problem when her husband died. As is always the case, whenever there is a problem, God always has a solution. The solution for this dear lady was the pot of oil in her house. To this lady, the pot of oil didn't seem like much, but in the hand of God that pot of oil became the saving grace from the debtors taking her sons to be slaves. It was only a pot of oil, but that pot of oil had more power than she realized.
1 Chronicles 22:3
“And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;”
David’s great desire that he would not be able to accomplish was to build a temple for the LORD.
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Tuesday, 4/26/16 Heb
11:2, For by [faith] the elders obtained
a good report. In the Heavenly School of Hard Knocks, faith gets you a
passing grade, but in the world’s school, grit and logic and education win.
Choose whom will grade you. Est
1:20, And when the king’s decree which he
shall make shall be published throughout all the empire, (for it is great,) all
the wives shall give to their husbands honor, both to great and small.
These men were more focused on their wives giving them honor than they were on
deserving and earning that honor. Ladies, you’ve got commands to fulfill
towards your husbands simply by them being yours, regardless of their “perfection”;
men, you, likewise have commands to obey concerning how to treat her. All of us
have plenty to deal with on our own plates; we don’t have time to focus on and
point out our spouse’s shortcomings.
Four wonderful sermons for the week of 05/01/16 are now up at Baptist City.
Enjoy!
- I Can't Figure Him Out Either
- Those Pesky Egyptians
- The Love of God
- Joseph
Enjoy!
1 Chronicles 9:26-27
“For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God. And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.”
Whether it is a church, business, or a home, part of their success is determined by how they protect their finances. When God set the order for the house of God, He set the Levites “over the chambers and treasuries.” God felt the finances of His house were so important that those in charge of them were to live around the house of God so that they would always be protected. God didn't want anything to slip through that would steal away the treasuries of His house.