The thing that struck me from 1 Kings was the story of the second born child of David that revolted against him. This was a telling sentence about his relationship with his father:
"Now, his father, King David, had never disciplined him at any time, even by asking, "What are you doing?"
All children need the input and guidance from their parents, even if they don't understand it at the time. As I think of the other book I am reading, if only our children could see the hand of God through their parents discipline, and thank God that their parents love them enough to correct them.
Our world is crazy right now. Revolts and uprisings and unjust leaders being in place to rule their countries. These verses were very fitting:
Psalm 94:20 Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side—
leaders whose decrees permit injustice?
21 They gang up against the righteous
and condemn the innocent to death.
22 But the Lord is my fortress;
my God is the mighty rock where I hide.
23 God will turn the sins of evil people back on them.
He will destroy them for their sins.
The Lord our God will destroy them.
We forget that the Just God will someday make it all right. He is asking us to trust Him and to tell others of our faith in Him, that they might trust Him as well.
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Hitler used Luther (one of the most influential church leaders and also the most inspiring) to promote his own ends. Luther went on a rant against the Jews, and Hitler used Luther's moment of weakness for his own gain.
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