Like Father, Like Son…
1Kings 15 Like Father, Like Son As the father Jeroboam lived and reigned, so his son Nadab did. Thus the prophecy came true regarding Jeroboam…
Fear: Our Biggest Enemy
2 Chron 14- 16; 1 Kings 15 Fear’s stronghold There are stories about those who start strong yet finish last. In today’s reading, we see…
Pride and Arrogance!
1 Kings 12 to14: Listen up! Wisdom is found in the aged who have been tested and proven true, just as we test a garment…
Prescription for the blah days
Ps 86-88 We all have them; the blah days. You may feel disheartened because of x,y, or z. You can’t seem to find your way…
Striving is like hitting potholes in the road
Prov 30 Are you Striving or Satisfied? The words of Agur, an oracle which is a burden that one is carrying or a divine utterance…
Man and his money
2Chron 9, 1 Kings 10-11 Downfall Power corrupts. God had blessed Solomon with great wisdom, power and plenty. The fruit of that was broadcasted across…
Wise Counsel
Eccl 1-3 Solomon spent much of his time musing over many topics, thinking that all this striving is futile, fleeting, and incomprehensible. Yet Solomon kept…
Mirrors only tell the outside…
Proverbs 27:19 Mirror mirror on the wallIn the fairy tale Snow White, the wicked queen talks to a mirror and asks who is the fairest…
Be Discerning
Prov 25-26 Similitudes and Instructions A similitude is a comparison of one thing to another. Solomon’s words in these two chapters are collected into these…
Compromise
2Chron 8; 1 Kings 9 Solomon conscripted the non-Israelites to work on his projects. God had said to rid the land of them, but instead,…