Leadership can be taught, but leadership taught does not make leaders; great leaders rise to lead in times of need when others do nothing. These people who rise to lead do so

God’s promise to Solomon shows how He answers prayer. We often pray for God to do something, expecting God’s answer to come without us having to do anything. However, God’s answer to

One of the greatest needs of any believer is wisdom. One of the prayers I pray throughout the day is for God to give me His wisdom. I realize this verse teaches that there is wisdom from above, which means there is also wisdom from below. Wisdom from below is

Nobody does anything in life or for God without desire. Desire is the yearning in the soul to see something happen. David said, One thing have I desired of the LORD. David accomplished great things for God because he

Every piece of property has a landmark that defines its boundaries. The landmark is there to protect the owner of the property as well as the neighbor of the property. That landmark allows the owner to define what is theirs so that

At the writing of this devotional, I have been saved for over five decades. In these five decades, I have learned much about our Saviour that keeps me going through tough times. My thoughts about what I know about

Jehoash was a good man who did right as long as he stayed under the instruction of the priest. There were several reasons for this, but maybe one of the greatest was that it was the

The main responsibility of every believer is to give the Gospel to the lost. Though many minimize this responsibility, we must remember that the purpose for Christ coming to

When reading the books of the Kings, a statement is often repeated that a king did evil in the sight of the LORD. We often consider Ahab as one of the worst kings in Israel’s history. Ahab not only did evil, but he did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were

If you were to come to my church, you would hear a preacher who some would say that he preaches hard. Oh, that statement may come from the mouths of those who are members of the church, but they would not say this in

The Christian life will only be successful if you choose to live a crucified life. Many look at the Christian life through the eyes of all they had to give up, but there is no true sacrifice for

A huge mistake was made by those who followed Absalom after David fled into the wilderness by blindly trusting Absalom as they trusted David. It was said that many of these

It is not often that God shows an argument between a husband and a wife. The one time He shows it is when David and Michal argued over how David acted when the ark of God was

One mistake David made in his life was when he thought that Saul would kill him, he switched sides to “save his life.” The Philistines were the enemy of Israel. In fact, David’s first battle was against the Philistines when he fought Goliath and killed him. Now, because of a battle with Saul, he thought he needed to switch sides. David never thought that

Discipline is critical to a child’s life, and if it is not instilled, a child will live a life that brings hurt to themselves. Discipline is not a mean thing to do. Coaches discipline their players if they break the rules. Corporations discipline their

Jonathan and his armor bearer found themselves between a rock and a hard place. They were the only two courageous enough to go fight the Philistines, but they found themselves between two sharp rocks with nowhere to

One of the great character traits of Samuel that many never see is how he never gave up on God’s people despite them rejecting his leadership. Samuel understood the importance of the job he had, and he understood that

The psalmist was waiting for the LORD to help him in his trial. He says in verse 1, Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. He cried unto God for help, but it seemed that the LORD had not seen fit to answer his

The children of Israel had found themselves in a rut of a bad habit that they seemed to struggle to overcome. Their habit was to do right for awhile, experience God’s blessings, and once the blessings came, they did evil again by turning away from the LORD to

Years ago, I was preaching a meeting for a good friend of mine, and the accommodations they provided were in an apartment in their basement. I thought I was at the house by myself when my dad through their home line. I knew it was my dad because