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Friends in Low Places  For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite.” (Isaiah 57: 15) Isaiah introduces us to a God who takes us by surprise. We expect God to be high and exalted and…

1 Kings 17:8, 9 Then the word of the Lord came to him, “Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you.” Do you feel inadequate? Do you wonder what you can possibly do to make a difference for the kingdom of God? Are there times when an opportunity to serve will arise or a person asks you for spiritual guidance and you feel that you are the…

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…