SCRIPTURE: 1 Kings 22 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Ahab, king of Israel wants to fight with Ben Hadad, to get a city back. Asking Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, for help, he wants to seek direction from the Lord through the prophets. Ahab has prophets he likes, the ones who only tell him what he wants to hear. But Jehoshaphat insists…
the father of lies
SCRIPTURE: 1 Kings 21 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them testify that he has cursed both God and the king. Then take him out and stone him to death. [1 Kings 21:10] As a follower of Jesus, I am committed to the truth, to telling the truth and to living according to the truth. This…
God steps in
SCRIPTURE: 1 Kings 20 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: He said to the king, “This is what the LORD says: ‘You have set free a man I had determined should die. Therefore it is your life for his life, your people for his people.’ ” [1 Kings 20:42] Ahab is a wicked king, Israel is falling apart. This chapter highlights God’s ongoing concern…
a gentle whisper
SCRIPTURE: 1 Kings 19 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind…
He is God, He hears, He cares!
SCRIPTURE: 1 Kings 18 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: So they shouted louder and slashed themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until their blood flowed. Midday passed, and they continued their frantic prophesying until the time for the evening sacrifice. But there was no response, no one answered, no one paid attention. [1 Kings 18:28-29] What does it take to…
first hand account from Haiti
As you can tell, we have a special place in our heart for Haiti. Here is an update from Dorothy Pearce who runs Faith, Hope, Love Infant Rescue In Port au Prince. We visited there when we went to Haiti, and have been praying for this work for the last few years. Here is Dorothy’s…
update from Haiti (Jan 15)
An update from Mary DeKoter: Dear family and friends, (For some of you some of this information may be ‘old’ but I am unable to send each one a new update separately.) Praise the Lord, I was able to talk with Tony last evening for a few minutes before the phone line went dead. Tony called…
encouragement boost!
SCRIPTURE: 1 Kings 17 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: I see several glimpses of Jesus in this passage. As Elijah was sent into the wild, and cared for, with the ravens, so Jesus was cared for in the wild: At once the Spirit sent him out into the desert, and he was in the desert forty days, being tempted by Satan….
update from Haiti (Jan 14)
The following is an email from Mary DeKoter. They are not presently together, Mary was in the US when the earthquake struck. Mary shares some news from Tony and the school! I finally had an email from someone at the school that had a message from Tony. Phones are not always working at the moment….
sin like a virus
SCRIPTURE: 1 Kings 16 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: But Omri did evil in the eyes of the LORD and sinned more than all those before him. [1 Kings 16:25] Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the eyes of the LORD than any of those before him. [1 Kings 16:30] It seems that each subsequent generation increases the pattern set by their parents….