Acts 1:1-11

by | Aug 15, 2011 | Thoughts, Uncategorized

“So when the apostles were with Jesus, they kept asking him, ‘Lord, has the time come for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom?'” (Acts 1:6 NLT)It’s amazing to me that even after some 3 years following Jesus and hearing Him teach, the...

2 Kings 23:21-30

by | Aug 12, 2011 | Thoughts, Uncategorized

Josiah’s reforms lead the people back to worshiping the Lord.  But God did not prevent them from experiencing the consequences of their generations of sin.  God is gracious. God forgives.  And in Christ we can be certain of our salvation. But we...

2 Kings 22

by | Aug 9, 2011 | Thoughts, Uncategorized

The first thing that stands out to me about this passage is that it seems like they found the Book of the Law completely by accident. They were cleaning up the temple and just happened to stumble upon it.  They’d neglected God’s Word for so long that...

2 Kings 19:1-19

by | Aug 5, 2011 | Thoughts, Uncategorized

“…Therefore pray for the remnant that still survives.” (v. 5) When I see some of the things some of my Japanese Christian friends have to deal with, and when I see how slow and seemingly unfruitful ministry in Japan can be, I’m reminded of the...

2 Kings 17:1-23

by | Jul 31, 2011 | Thoughts, Uncategorized

In this passage we see Israel suffering the consequences of their sins, as they are defeated by Assyria and taken into exile. Sometimes when we read the Old Testament, God’s judgements seem really harsh. However, this passage makes it clear that He had warned...