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Serving Self or Others? Behold I give you a wise and discerning mind…And if you will walk in my ways, keeping my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days. (I Kings 3, 12,14) Solomon ascends; David is deceased. The kingdom has been transferred in a mostly peaceful way. The enormity of the task of governance begins to dawn in Solomon’s mind. How can he do it? He needs help. And Solomon seeks…

Blessed Be The LORD Nevertheless, he looked upon their distress, when he heard their cry. For their sake he remembered his covenant, and relented according to the abundance of his steadfast love. (Psalm 106: 44,45) Within the past couple of days, if you’re following through the Bible Reading Plan you and I encountered Psalm 106. Forty-eight verses that tell the story of the Exodus and kept going to moments in the story when the people turned against God and failed…

There’s a Whole Lot of Sacrifice Going On Numbers 28:1,2 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Command the people of Israel and say to them, ‘My offering, my food for my food offerings, my pleasing aroma, you shall be careful to offer to me at its appointed time.’” This week as we continue our journey through Numbers, I don’t know if you’re anything like me or not, but I open another day and think to myself, “Ugh, more sacrifice.” Why,…