Ruthie's Inspirations

1 Kings 22, 2 Chronicles 18 And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.     And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what he LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.   1 Kings 22:13-14 Ahab and Jehoshaphat were about to go to war and they wanted to know if they would prevail. A bunch of prophets said that they would win and should go out to battle but God had put a lying spirit in their mouths. Jehoshaphat asked Ahab if there was another prophet of the Lord that they could enquire of. Ahab said there was but he didn't like him because he always prophesied evil against him. He sent for him anyway and the messenger implored Micaiah to just go with the crowd and prophesy good to the king. Micaiah said that he would only speak that which the Lord gave him. Even thoug...

1 Kings 20-21 And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.     And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not the God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.   1 Kings 20:23,28 The Syrians assumed they had an easy victory over the Israelites because they believed that God was only God of the hills. They obviously didn't know Him very well. Because of that, God sent a man of God to tell the king of Israel that they would have the victory. Are there things in your life that you think God can't do? Do you have a false assumption or view of God that is limiting your faith in Him? God owns ever...

1 Kings 17-19 But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.     And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.     And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.     And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee.     And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.   1 Kings 19:4-8 Are there days where you feel weighed down with life? Where life just doesn't seem...

1 Kings 16, 2 Chronicles 17 And next him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the LORD; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour.   2 Chronicles 17:16 In the list of names there is one that stands out. Amasiah. It says that He willingly offered himself unto the Lord. Do you have to be twisted, forced, bribed, into serving the Lord? Do you do it because you feel guilty or pressured? To serve the Lord is a great thing but God never forces service out of us. He wants you to serve Him willingly. Do you want to serve the Lord? Will you willingly offer yourself to the Lord for Him to use as He pleases? God gave Himself for you. The least you can do is give yourself to Him.

1 Kings 15, 2 Chronicles 13-16 Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the LORD God of their fathers.   2 Chronicles 13:18 And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:     And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.     Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.     But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.     And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about....

2 Chronicles 10-12 So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God, that the LORD might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.   2 Chronicles 10:15 There are few things more grievous than a wicked ruler. It's difficult to live under and obey government when they make decisions that go against the word of God. But God is the one who is in control and decides who gets into office. In Proverbs it says that the kings heart is in God's hand. And in the New Testament it says we are to obey and submit ourselves to the authority of our government. It can be difficult to obey and respect the office of someone who is so wicked, or who makes bad decisions against God for the place that they have rule over. But, will you choose to follow God's word and obey those that have the rule over you? Will you trust that the people in charge are the people that God allows and submit to them as unto the Lord?

1 Kings 12-14 And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.     But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,     Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying,     Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD.   1 Kings 12:21-24 Rehoboam was a bad king but when a man of God told him to turn back and go home because the Lord told them not to fight, he obeyed and did as...