Hispromisebutterfly: Transformation+Promise=New Identity In Christ

1 Kings Chapter 2: A Changed Heart and Posture “Follow the Lord’s commands and regulations with all my heart. Take courage, observe the requirements, and follow His ways.” The Scripture reminds me that time does not erase judgment. A posture without repentance will lead to death, and a life without peace. This Scripture reminds me of the importance of true reverence and repentance. Adonijah was put to death. In the previous chapter, 1 Kings chapter 1, Solomon spared Adonijah from death after he clung to the altar. Solomon gave him instructions and stated that he would live if he really changed his ways. Adonijah agreed, but was his agreement truly out of reverence and repentance, or was it out of desperation? How many times have we pleaded and begged for a different outcome or a change in our circumstances? In those moments, we may make an agreement with God that we are going to change our ways. We promise that things will be different. But once the circumstance changes, we somet...

Joshua 1:3-5 I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses. 4 Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates—all the Hittite country—to the Mediterranean Sea in the west. 5 No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you ⸻ Reflection Have you ever asked God the question why I am I here? Or God what is my purpose here? I found myself asking God those questions many times. I have been in places; I have sat in rooms where I felt ostracized and misunderstood, and I couldn’t help but feel like I just don’t belong here. There have been so many times, that I have allowed those feelings of not belonging to chase me out of the very places that God has seated me. I have allowed feelings to control my purpose instead of walking in God’s will. In Joshua 1 verses 3-5 God say’s: “I will give you every place where...