Month: July 2023

Ephesians 5:16 “making the most of your time, because the days are evil.” It’s easy to waste time. While young I had a tendency of being lazy. Especially after a hard day. That might be an acceptable reason to slow […]

Kings 3:12 “behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there has never been nor will ever be another like you.” God gives Solomon wisdom. It’s what He does […]

Ephesians 5:15 “So then, be careful how you walk, not as unwise people but as wise.” This whole chapter has been Paul encouraging the Ephesians to walk in the light. He cautioned them against returning to their old life which […]

I Kings 3:9 “Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?” I like this. He wants to do a […]

Ephesians 5:14 ‘For this reason it says, “Awake, sleeper, And arise from the dead, And Christ will shine on you.”’ Paul has referred to avoiding the evil deeds we lived of in. He even said to avoid speaking of them. […]

I Kings 3:1 “Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt and married his daughter. He brought her to the City of David until he finished building his palace and the temple of the Lord, and the wall around […]

Ephesians 5:13 “But all things become visible when they are exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light.” I John 1:5 says, “And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God […]

I Kings 2:40 “At this, he saddled his donkey and went to Achish at Gath in search of his slaves. So Shimei went away and brought the slaves back from Gath.” Shimei was a bad guy from long ago. When […]

Ephesians 5:11 “Do not participate in the useless deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them.” This chapter contains several of these deeds: sexual immorality, impurity, greed, filthiness, foolish talk, vulgar joking, idolatry empty words. We aren’t to participate in […]

I Kings 2:15 ‘So he continued, “Please ask King Solomon—he will not refuse you—to give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife.”‘ We all want things. However, as a christian, we are to submit our wants to Him. He is […]