“Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my

“Adam, Sheth, Enosh, Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered, Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.» I Chronicles 1:1-5 I will admit…I was not excited about the first 8 chapters of I Chronicles in my old Testament reading. This morning,

“For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore

 “For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.» Romans 8:13 Live for flesh=death Kill the flesh=life The above is Paul’s argument from our verse. The flesh is the sinful nature inhabiting every human being. The end of

“If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.” James 1:26 The book of James makes it clear that the use of our tongue is a very important barometer of where we are spiritually. Our tongues can easily get away

“But our God is in the heavens: He hath done whatsoever He hath pleased.» Psalm 115:3 This psalm contrasts the true God with the dead, lifeless idols that are made and worshipped by men. God dwelling in the heavens speaks of His majesty, His glory and Him being exalted above all of creation. However high

“Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.” I Kings 17:9 You may have a need or problem where you can only see the answer or solution coming in one or two ways. But, do you know that God is

“So King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom. And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.” I Kings 10:23 People traveled from great distances, made great effort to come and hear the wisdom of Solomon. His kingdom was

“Woe unto you, Pharisees! For ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.” Luke11:43 The appetites of the heart are powerful things. There are the appetites for money, sex, having the perfect body, maintaining an allusion before others of “having it all together”, and more. The appetites of the Pharisees