Tuesday, September 18, 2007 by Big Kahuna.

Psalm 61, 62; 1 Kings 21:17-29; 1 Cor. 1:20-31; Matt. 4:12-17

In spite of the fact that the chronicler tells us “There was never a man like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the eyes of the LORD,” the Lord spares Ahab’s family in his day because he repented in sackcloth and fasting. The mercy of our God is beyond comprehension. His willingness to forgive a man like Ahab who repented should give us reason for hope always, we are never beyond the pale in our sins. Has any of us sinned worse than this man? The writer would have us understand the depth of his depravity as greater than any who had ever been and yet the Lord spares him the judgment proclaimed through Elijah. Praise God for His mercy this day. Read the rest of this entry »

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Monday, September 17, 2007 by Big Kahuna.

Psalm 56, 57; 1 Kings 21:1-16; 1 Cor. 1:1-19; Matt. 4:1-11

There is no limit to the power of the queen if she chooses to exercise it. Fear of her must certainly have ruled the hearts of men in the kingdom, and they were quick to do her bidding. Naboth simply refused to give up his ancestral property to the whim of the king and for that refusal, perfectly understandable in the land which was not simply inherited land but the land promised and given to the people by the Lord Himself, was put to death by treachery. Wickedness will not tolerate anything which opposes it. Read the rest of this entry »

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Sunday, September 16, 2007 by Big Kahuna.

Psalm 24, 29; 1 Kings 19:8-21; Acts 5:34-42; John 11:45-47

Go back the way you came. We never like to hear those words when they mean re-visiting the scene of failure. Elijah can’t avoid going back to the scene in order to deal with his doubts and fears to see that the Lord has the situation under control. His little speech doesn’t go over particularly well, beginning with declaration about his faithfulness and zealousness and that he alone can make this claim. The Lord’s rebuke is that Elijah isn’t alone in faithfulness, there are as many as 7,000 others who cam lay claim and none of them is in this cave with Elijah, hiding from Jezebel. We tend to look for God in the big things when sometimes we need to listen and look more closely for Him. Read the rest of this entry »

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