How bad do you want it?

Hey Pasadena Church Family,

How many of you are actually reading this blog and want a pastor to give commentary on the passage for the day? I'm game to write at least 1x/wk but I'm not sure about the other pastors. Let us know if you want something daily or weekly or what?

Peace.

Brad

Reflections on I Kings 12-14

It's amazing how Jeroboam's "sin rampage" messed things up for Israel and Judah. And God's punishment is severe--"anyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city the dogs will eat"(I K 14.11). The main person who seems righteous in these chapters is not the kings, the people or the prophets. The sin only intensifies as Israel resurrects the worship of 2 calves(I K 12.28), priests that weren't Levites(I K 12.31) and Judah under Reho. adds the Aherim in the high places again on every hill and male cult prostitution(I K 14.23ff). It's bad! Both Israel and Judah are on a very slippery slope into deeper and deeper forms of sin! The main person who seems righteous is Jeroboam's dead son, Abijah(I K 14.1-12)! I K 14.13 says he's the only thing pleasing to Lord. I Kings is a GREAT book in terms of battling sin and not to worship anything but God. Yet, even with all of this sin goin' on, God will remain faithful and persist with His people!! And we will see a king, Asa, who "did what is right in the eyes of the Lord, as David his father had done."(I K 15.11) Despite David's debacle in II Sam 11, he repents(Ps 51) and the standard for Kingly righteousness still comes back to David. blessings!