1 Kings leads us through the highs and lows of Israel's relationship with God...and it is alot of lows! But through it all we see the sovereignty and grace of God.

Today as King David passes and King Solomon rises to power, we see the faithfulness of God. He keeps his covenant from one generation to the next. The humans are messy, but God is consistent and faithful.

In today's text we see many of the highs and lows of David's life. Most importantly, see how the text point us to Jesus, who takes away our sin.

Today brings us through Saul's downfall and David's rise to the throne. All along we see the faithfulness of God and his protection over those who follow him.

What amazing text we get today! God listens and communicates, God protects, God never changes his mind, and God is stronger than any evil we will ever face.

God is our King, and he desires to have our hearts follow him only. He is holy; he is powerful; he is King.

In today's very challenging text we focus on the shocking love and faithfulness of God.

Judges is a sad cycle of forgetting God, sin, oppression, forgiveness, and deliverance. It is very real, raw, and can be disheartening to read. On the other hand, we can see our own patterns of walking with God, falling away, sin, and asking God yet again to come and rescue us.

In Joshua we see God's promise to Abraham coming to fruition as the Israelites conquer the land of Canaan and make allotments of the land. God is the one true God who invites us to walk with him faithfully and love him fully.