You’re the One!
Last week we chatted about King David’s sin with Bathsheba. It all began with being in the wrong place at the wrong time. His defenses were down. He wasn’t guarding his heart. After Bathsheba became pregnant, David had her husband (Uriah) killed. We can’t be certain how much time passed, but eventually Nathan the […]
A Wrong Place, Wrong Time
King David, though, a mighty warrior, sinned when he lusted after Bathsheba. That sin led to another sin—sleeping with her—and when she became pregnant, David simply continued to dig himself deeper into a pit of sin. You may recall that he brought her husband in from war to sleep with her, so he could […]
Snakes and Storms
I just returned from my annual two-week missions trip. We were in Costa Rica this summer. 327 people accepted Christ through our ministry. Wow! God is so very faithful! How He blessed blessed! What an amazing ministry-adventure. We’re going to Peru next summer. Email me if you’re interesting in coming. (susieshell@comcast.net) Right now I’m now […]
Spiritual Deception, Part 3 (Conclusion)
If you didn’t catch the last two weeks of this, please go back and read them. This is a continuation and conclusion. RECAP: We’ve been discussing an obscure little story found in 1 Kings 13. God instructed the true prophet to enter the idol-infested city of Bethel and warn King Jeroboam of his sin. […]
Spiritual Deception, Part 2
If you didn’t catch last week’s blog, please go back and read it. This is a continuation. RECAP: We’re diving inside an obscure little story found in 1 Kings 13. The two main characters we’re looking at are simply known as “the true prophet of God” and “the old prophet.” You’ll remember from last […]
Spiritual Deception, Part 1
It’s an obscure little story tucked inside of 1 Kings 13. Jeroboam was on the throne, and he was deeply involved in idol worship. God sent a prophet to warn the king. It’s interesting that this prophet is only known as “a true prophet of God.” I’d love to know his actual name. What he […]
How Much Does Sin Cost?
When reading 1 Kings 13, we find Jeroboam on the throne. He was a ruler deeply involved in idol worship. Because of his evil deeds, he was quickly destroying the nation of Israel. God sent him several warnings, but Jeroboam’s hard heart refused to heed them. Jeroboam even manufactured his own system of worship in […]