Divine Encounters

Day 101 Reading: 1 Kings 13:1 - 1 Kings 15:34 Reading the book of Kings we will gain insight into God's dealings with different Kings. I realise that I am saying this when we are way into the book. However, in today's portion of the scriptural reading, we are introduced to different kings. One of the reasons I enjoy reading the Bible is that I get to see diverse characters and how God revealed Himself to them.  Jeroboam became King of Israel, leading 10 tribes after the Kingdom was torn into two namely, Judah and Israel. He became king by a prophetic announcement, however, he quickly forgot God. He committed the sin of misleading the people of Israel astray from the true worship of Jehovah. Jeroboam in an attempt to keep the kingdom to himself and not have the people influenced by the kingdom of Judah where the centre of worship for Israel was decided to erect two calves for worship and built high places. He then made anyone a priest. This gentleman simply went rog...

Day 100 Reading: 1 Kings 10:1 - 1 Kings 12:33 I am humbled that we have been on this journey for 100 days. As I wrote this tears flowed as my mouth was filled with thanksgiving for each day of learning. I only want to go deeper in my walk with God and these 'scribbles' are only a portion of the revelation of who God is. As I began to write I felt as though God desired to impart into my life a gift and today's lesson was not only about the gift but also a warning. In divine encounters don't just seek to hear the good news learn what you need to maintain the blessing. The Queen of Sheba hearing of the fame of Solomon concerning the Name of the Lord visited Solomon and came with hard questions to answer. Solomon's wisdom brought fame to the Name of God. Did you know that God is called The Only Wise God? The world was discussing how this man would answer enigmas and no question was too hard to answer. To the glory of God, everyone knew that it was the doing...