“So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe. (She dwelt in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter.) And they spoke with her. Then she said to them, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘Tell the…

“The Lord is slow to anger and great in power And He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. The Lord has His way in the whirlwind and in the storm, And the clouds are the dust beneath His feet…The Lord is good, A strength and stronghold in the day of trouble; He knows…

“Therefore the Lord brought upon them the captains … who took Manasseh with hooks, bound him with bronze fetters, and carried him off to Babylon. Now when he was in affliction, he implored the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, and prayed to Him; and He received his…

“But they did not listen; and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than the nations whom the Lord destroyed before the sons (descendants) of Israel.” ‭‭2 Kings‬ ‭21:9‬ ‭AMP‬‬ This might be one of the saddest verses – and one of the most insightful – in the story of the Kings.  The Temple of the…

“For from days of old no one has heard, nor has ear perceived, Nor has the eye seen a God besides You, Who works and acts in behalf of the one who [gladly] waits for Him. You meet him who rejoices in doing that which is morally right, Who remembers You in Your ways. Indeed,…

“As a beast goes down into the valley, And the Spirit of the Lord causes him to rest, So You lead Your people, To make Yourself a glorious name.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭63:14‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Recently I was asked to define leadership without using the word lead. My response was simple – to inspire people to make forward progress.…

“Though the mountains depart and the hills be shaken, My love will not depart from you, nor will My covenant of peace be shaken, says Adonai who has compassion on you. Afflicted one, storm-tossed, unconsoled, behold, I set your stones in antimony, lay your foundations with sapphires, make your pinnacles of rubies, your gates of crystal,…

“Indeed He says, ‘It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob, And to restore the preserved ones of Israel; I will also give You as a light to the Gentiles, That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭49:6‬…

“Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; Sing praises to His name, for it is pleasant…For I know that the Lord is great, And our Lord is above all gods. Whatever the Lord pleases He does, In heaven and in earth, In the seas and in all deep places.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭135:3, 5-6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ The goodness…

“Our Redeemer, whose name is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, is the Holy One of Israel.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭47:4‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Make no mistake. The Lord is a warrior. Yes, He is loving and kind. Yes, He is good. Yes, He saves and heals. And in addition to all of the “nice” and “good” words that describe…