Persistence Pays

Read 2 Kings 1:1 through 3:27 Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here; the Lord has sent me to Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel (2 Kings 2:2). Elijah was about to be taken away by the Lord, and both men knew …

Leadership

Read 1 Kings 12:1 through 16:34 David, Israel’s second king, “had done what was right in the eyes of the Lord and had not failed to keep any of the Lord’s commands all the days of his life—except in the case of Uriah the Hittite” (1 Kings 15:5). David was remorseful for his horrible crime against Uriah, and he confessed …

God Delights in Us

Read 2 Samuel 21:1 through 22:51 In this world of performance-based acceptance, it is hard for people to believe they are valuable. Unless they are the best parent, student, employee, athlete, or musician, people feel they don’t make the cut. Christians can think this way, too: unless they are perfect, unless they work hard to be the best, they are …