As Solomon prepares to succeed his father David as king, the Lord visits him and tells Solomon to ask for whatever he wants. What would you ask for if you were in Solomon's position? Solomon's request may surprise us and provides us with a great lesson in prayer and wisdom.

The greatest thing the LORD can provide for us is himself!

David says because the LORD is his shepherd, he has no lack. The rest of the Psalm shows us what the Lord provides his people as their shepherd.

Psalm 23

People are sheep. We are always being led by someone or something. No one can be the shepherd that the LORD is to his people. Who is your shepherd?

God comforts us in our affliction. He is the father of mercies and God of all comfort. He comforts us so that we might also comfort others in their affliction with the comfort which we have received from God.

Performing CPR on dry bones is a pointless, and a rather strange, endeavor. That is unless you are God. We learn in today's devotionable that just as God can restore dry bones to life, he can also restore those who are spiritually dead and bring them to a place of vibrant faith.

God has given every Christian a spiritual gift. Learn what your gift is, cultivate your gift, and use it to serve God and bless the church.

1 Corinthians 12

Prayerlessness leads to hopelessness. Don't lose hope as we await the return of King Jesus. Pray!

Israel's new King, David, extends grace to Mephibosheth. What can we learn about God's grace from this beautiful story?

As we continue to grow in our faith, we do so building on the foundation of the gospel. We never outgrow the gospel. We need to preach the gospel to ourselves every day!