The Prophets: The Gathering Storm (Kingdom Visionaries 2, Part 4)
“Then the kingdom and the dominion,
And the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven,
Shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High.
His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
And all dominions shall serve and obey Him.” Daniel 7.27
The folly of kings
It may have been that David and Solomon set the bar of expectations so high in ancient Israel that the very greatness of their success bred the disasters of Israel and Judah in the generations that followed.
Keep Our Ways Pure
Foundations of a Worldview
“Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘You shall be holy, for I the LORDyour God amholy.’” Leviticus 19.2
Nothing to Do
Ecclesiastes 12.6-8
6 Remember your Creatorbefore the silver cord is loosed,
Or the golden bowl is broken,
Or the pitcher shattered at the fountain,
Or the wheel broken at the well.
7Then the dust will return to the earth as it was,
And the spirit will return to God who gave it.
8“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher, “All isvanity.”
Ephesians 2:8-10 [1]
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. […]