DAY 162 Read 1 Kings 19 and 20.
Today's reading: Despite the positive evidence Ahab had of the Lord's power, the wicked king seemed unable to realize that all his evil doings were open to God's view.
Memory gem: "All things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do" (Hebrews 4:13).
Thought for today:
Mr. Westlake, a news reporter, arrived home late one afternoon and found that his wife and children had gone to the zoo. He was just having a little snack as he relaxed in the living room. As he finished his sandwich, he said to himself, "I hope they got there all right." Then he turned on his television set to see if there was anything worth looking at. The first thing he saw was his wife and children at the zoo! He watched until they went off the screen.
Then he said to himself: "I had no idea that there was to be any televising at the zoo. And when I turned the TV on I never dreamed of seeing the zoo; and least of all did I expect to see my wife and children." In fact, they did not know that they had been televised until they returned home.
If such television should become general, many people would be panic-stricken and fear that their every action might be open to others. Yet millions go about their daily pursuits completely oblivious to the fact that God does not miss an act, an attitude, a word, or even a thought.
NOTE: The Ben-hadad against whom Ahab warred is not the same one Asa encountered (see 1 Kings 15). This is Ben-hadad II. A Ben-hadad III appears later (see 2 Kings 13).
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Difficult or obscure words:
1 Kings 20:38. "Ashes upon his face"--rather: bandage over his eyes. The bandage served a double purpose: It indicated a battle wound, and it disguised the man's identity (see verse 41).
Today's reading: Despite the positive evidence Ahab had of the Lord's power, the wicked king seemed unable to realize that all his evil doings were open to God's view.
Memory gem: "All things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do" (Hebrews 4:13).
Thought for today:
Mr. Westlake, a news reporter, arrived home late one afternoon and found that his wife and children had gone to the zoo. He was just having a little snack as he relaxed in the living room. As he finished his sandwich, he said to himself, "I hope they got there all right." Then he turned on his television set to see if there was anything worth looking at. The first thing he saw was his wife and children at the zoo! He watched until they went off the screen.
Then he said to himself: "I had no idea that there was to be any televising at the zoo. And when I turned the TV on I never dreamed of seeing the zoo; and least of all did I expect to see my wife and children." In fact, they did not know that they had been televised until they returned home.
If such television should become general, many people would be panic-stricken and fear that their every action might be open to others. Yet millions go about their daily pursuits completely oblivious to the fact that God does not miss an act, an attitude, a word, or even a thought.
NOTE: The Ben-hadad against whom Ahab warred is not the same one Asa encountered (see 1 Kings 15). This is Ben-hadad II. A Ben-hadad III appears later (see 2 Kings 13).
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Difficult or obscure words:
1 Kings 20:38. "Ashes upon his face"--rather: bandage over his eyes. The bandage served a double purpose: It indicated a battle wound, and it disguised the man's identity (see verse 41).
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