Lk. 22:46 Jesus prayed on the Mount of Olives and was deeply anguished. But when He got up and went to His disciples, he found them sleeping and told them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not come into temptation” (Lk. 22:46). We tend to fall asleep when we feel…
Acts 20:7-12 As Paul was travelling, he spent seven days in Troas. The night before he was leaving, he held a discussion with the people of Troas and he continued to speak until midnight. A young man Eutychus was also there sitting by the window. As Paul continued to speak, he fell asleep and fell…
Es. 5:1-3 Queen Esther appeared before king Ahasuerus. Earlier, the king had given the order to destroy all the Jews; and Esther appeared to plead for her people. Esther could have been killed because she appeared before the king without being summoned or called. But as Esther appeared before the king, the king held out…
1 Ki. 3:4-15 When Solomon prayed for wisdom so that he would be able to discern between good and evil while ruling over the people of God, the LORD was very pleased with him. The LORD also gave Solomon riches and honour, those that he did not ask. When we pray, what do we ask…
Mic. 7:8 The Israelites had sinned. “The official and the judge ask for a bribe, and the powerful dictate what they desire; thus they pervert justice” (Mic. 7:3). Even in such a situation, Micah said, “But as for me, I will look to the LORD, I will wait for the God of my salvation; my…
Acts 7:55 Stephen had been preaching courageously. Because of his speech, the Jews became enraged and they ground their teeth at him. “But filled with the Holy Spirit, he gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God” (Acts 7:55). How important it is to gaze…
1 Ki. 11 We have seen the greatness of Solomon. He “loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women” (1 Ki.11:1). He had 700 wives and 300 concubines! The LORD had already warned the Israelites about these. In Exodus 34:16, the LORD said of the Canaanite…
Lk. 6:18 Many people followed Jesus during His ministry. They came to listen to Him and to be healed of their diseases. Even those troubled with unclean spirits were cured. The people tried to touch Him and those who did were healed, all of them. Today, we need no one else to heal us of…
John 7:1-9 As the Jews were looking for an opportunity to kill Jesus, He moved to Galilee and taught there. Then, his brothers told Him, “Leave here and go to Judea so that your disciples also may see the works you are doing; for no one who wants to be widely known acts in secret….
1 Kings 1:28-53 Yesterday, we talked about how Adonijah attempted to make himself the king without David’s knowledge and looked into how we have also made worldly things rule over us. Today we will continue the story. When David heard of this, he quickly made Solomon king, and Zadok the priest anointed Solomon. Then, the…