The problem can be that that we put far we can feel spiritually superior because we have a great building or big numbers or a great budget. The real outcome of a relationship with God must be obedience. The real outcome of a relationship with God has to be faith in the Lord Jesus Christ […]

As you look at Solomon’s wish you can’t help but be impressed. In chapter 2 David handed over the Kingdom to his son, Solomon and told him he need to do two things to establish his reign. The first one was to keep the Word of God close to his heart and to do it! […]

We know that David and Solomon were ancestors of the Lord Jesus and that Jesus is David’s greater son. We also know he came to establish his Kingdom and that his enemies were the greatest enemies of all – sin, death and the devil. The difference between Jesus and Solomon is this. Solomon’s enemies got […]

David believed the key to being a man was to have courage to walk in obedience to the Lord, to keep his command and decrees. Some people like the expressing, “Cleanliness is next to godliness.” But for David the line went this way, “manliness is next to godliness.”

In a chess game, if you can get one of your pawns to the other side of the board, something that can happen right near the end, then you say to your opponent, “Crown me.” As human beings we don’t mind a crown and that is certainly the case here. Adonijah, supported and encouraged by […]