Revived II

30/09/2026

The Last Charge of a Father

1 Kings 2:1–4 KJV

There are some words that become more precious when we know they may be our last.

David was old. His life was coming to an end, and Solomon was about to carry the weight of the kingdom. Before David died, he called his son and gave him something more valuable than wealth, military strategy, or political advice.

He gave him a "charge".

“I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man.” - 1 Kings 2:2, KJV

David knew Solomon would face responsibilities that he could no longer face for him.

So he did not tell Solomon merely to become a strong king.

He told him to "walk with God."

“And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies...”
- 1 Kings 2:3, KJV

Notice where David directed Solomon's attention.
Not toward the throne.
Not toward the army.

Not toward the wealth of the kingdom.

"Toward the LORD."

The greatest preparation David could give his son for leadership was not a lesson in ruling people, but a command to "obey God."

Solomon would inherit David's throne, but he would need to develop his own walk with God.

And perhaps this is one of the greatest lessons for us.

We cannot live forever on someone else's faithfulness.

A godly parent cannot obey God for his child.

A pastor cannot walk with God for his congregation.

A teacher cannot meditate on Scripture for his students.

Eventually, every person must answer the question:

"Will I walk in the ways of the LORD?"

David's final concern was not simply that Solomon would become successful.

It was that Solomon would remain faithful.

“That the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me...”
- 1 Kings 2:4, KJV

David was leaving the throne, but God's Word was continuing.

That is the legacy worth leaving.

Not merely possessions.
Not merely accomplishments.
Not merely a name.

A life that points the next generation toward God.

One day, we too will leave something behind.

The question is not only, “What will people remember that I built?”

But:

“Will the people who come after me remember that I walked in the ways of the LORD?”

David's final charge reminds us:

The greatest legacy we can leave is not a life that makes our name great, but a life that teaches the next generation to trust and obey the God who never changes.

28/09/2026

Happy Birthday, Mariegold! 🎂

May His grace guide you in every step of the way. Have a truly blessed birthday! 💐

“For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.” — Psalm 5:12 (KJV)

25/09/2026

Belated Happy Birthday, Lance! 🎂

May God bless you with wisdom, strength, and joy as you continue serving Him. Keep growing in His grace and walking faithfully in His ways! 🙏

“But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.” — 2 Peter 3:18 KJV

25/09/2026

Belated Happy Birthday, Joy! 🎉

May the Lord continue to guide you, bless you, and use your life for His glory. May your faith grow stronger with each passing year. 💐

“The Lord bless thee, and keep thee.” — Numbers 6:24 KJV

23/09/2026

𝑭𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒂𝒔𝒌 𝑰𝒔 𝑫𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕
1 Kings 2:34–35 KJV

Some responsibilities are easy to accept.
Others require courage.

Benaiah was given one of the hardest assignments of his life: "deal with Joab."

Joab had been David's commander for years. He was powerful, experienced, and influential. Yet he had shed innocent blood, killing Abner and Amasa, and eventually supported Adonijah's attempt to take the throne.

When Solomon became king, justice could no longer be delayed.

Joab fled to the tabernacle and caught hold of the horns of the altar, hoping to find protection there. But Solomon commanded Benaiah to execute him.

“And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the LORD, and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.”
- 1 Kings 2:30, KJV

Benaiah returned to Solomon.

The command remained.

And Benaiah obeyed.

“So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him...”
- 1 Kings 2:34, KJV

What makes this remarkable is that Benaiah was not a man unfamiliar with courage. Earlier, he had confronted a lion in a pit on a snowy day and defeated mighty enemies (2 Samuel 23:20–23).

But perhaps his greatest act of courage was not fighting a lion.

"𝑰𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒐𝒃𝒆𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒐𝒃𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕."

There will be moments when doing what is right is uncomfortable. When the person involved is influential. When obedience costs something. When everyone else might choose the easier path.

Benaiah teaches us that "faithfulness is not measured only by what we are capable of doing, but by whether we will do what is right when the task becomes difficult."

And after Joab's death, Solomon appointed Benaiah:

“And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host...”
- 1 Kings 2:35, KJV

The man who could be trusted with a difficult command could also be trusted with greater responsibility.

Before God entrusts us with greater things, He may first test whether we will remain faithful in difficult things.

When obedience is costly, may we remember Benaiah:

" 𝙲𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚐𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚘 𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚍𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. 𝚂𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎𝚜, 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚜𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚘𝚋𝚎𝚢 𝙶𝚘𝚍 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚘𝚋𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚍. "

10/09/2026

𝓦𝓱𝓮𝓷 𝓦𝓲𝓼𝓭𝓸𝓶 𝓑𝓮𝓬𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓼 𝓦𝓸𝓻𝓽𝓱 𝓢𝓮𝓮𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓰
1 Kings 10:1–3

There are some people who hear about greatness and become curious.

But the Queen of Sheba heard about Solomon and she " came ".

“And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.”
1 Kings 10:1, KJV

She had wealth. She had position. She had servants, treasures, and influence. Yet something she possessed could not answer the questions she carried within.

So she traveled a great distance to find wisdom.

And notice what Scripture says she heard: “the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD.”

Solomon's wisdom was not supposed to terminate in Solomon.

His greatness was connected to " GOD ".

That is an important lesson for us.
What do people see when they look at the life God has given us?

Do they see only our abilities, knowledge, success, or accomplishments or do these things cause them to think about the God who gave them?

The Queen of Sheba also came “to prove him with hard questions.”

She did not come merely for entertainment. She brought difficult questions.

Real wisdom is not afraid of difficult questions.

A shallow faith becomes uncomfortable when challenged. But godly wisdom does not run from honest questions; it searches, listens, examines, and answers with truth.

“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom.”
Proverbs 9:10, KJV

Then comes one of the most beautiful details:

“And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.”
1 Kings 10:3, KJV

She came with questions and Solomon had answers.

But perhaps the greater question for us is this:
When people come to us with life's difficult questions, do we have anything worth giving them?

Our world is full of information, but desperately hungry for wisdom.

People need more than opinions. They need truth. They need discernment. They need someone whose life has been shaped by the Word of God.

The Queen of Sheba crossed borders, carried treasures, and endured a long journey because she believed "wisdom was worth seeking."

How much more should we seek the wisdom that comes from God?

May our lives become so rooted in God's truth that those who come searching for answers do not merely encounter our wisdom, they encounter the God who gave it.

For the greatest testimony is not, “Look how wise I have become.”

It is:

“Look how good and wise my God is.”

02/09/2026

The Seven Things God Hates

Proverbs 6:16–19
There are things we naturally hate. Betrayal, injustice, cruelty, and lies. But have you ever stopped to ask: "What does God hate?"

Proverbs 6 gives us a sobering answer.

“These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:”
Proverbs 6:16, KJV

What follows is not merely a list of bad behaviors. It is a portrait of the "heart attitudes that God finds utterly detestable."

1. A proud look.

God begins with pride because pride places the self where God alone belongs. A proud look says, “I am better. I know more. I need no one.”Pride does not always shout. Sometimes it quietly compares.

2. A lying tongue.

God hates the distortion of truth. A lie may seem small to the one who speaks it, but truth matters to the God who “cannot lie”
(Titus 1:2)

3. Hands that shed innocent blood.

God values human life. Violence against the innocent is an assault upon something God Himself created. It reveals a heart willing to destroy what God considers precious.

4. An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations

Notice that God does not only judge what the hands accomplish. He sees what the heart plans in secret. Before wickedness becomes an action, it often becomes an imagination.

5. Feet that be swift in running to mischief.

Some people do not merely fall into sin, they run toward it. The warning is about eagerness. What we repeatedly hurry toward reveals what our hearts truly desire.

6. A false witness that speaketh lies.

This is more than ordinary dishonesty. It is using words to injure another person. God hates when our testimony becomes a weapon against someone who does not deserve it.

7. He that soweth discord among brethren.

The final picture is devastating: a person who plants division. Like a farmer scattering seeds, they scatter suspicion, gossip, resentment, and conflict and eventually harvest broken relationships.

Notice the progression: eyes, tongue, hands, heart, feet, testimony, relationships.

God searches the whole person.

And perhaps that is why this passage is so uncomfortable.

It is easy to read Proverbs 6 and point at someone else.

But Scripture was never given merely to help us identify wicked people.

It was given to "expose our own hearts."

Before we ask, “Who does these things?” we should ask, “Lord, is there any trace of these things in me?”

“Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts.”
( Psalm 139:23, KJV )

The seven things God hates are not simply seven sins to avoid. They are seven mirrors held before our souls.

May we never become experts at recognizing what God hates while remaining blind to what He wants to remove from us.

26/08/2026

Jedidiah: When Grace Gives a Name

“And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.” — 2 Samuel 12:25, KJV

There is something deeply beautiful about the name "Jedidiah"

It means “beloved of the LORD.” Yet the circumstances surrounding that name make it even more remarkable. Jedidiah was the name given to Solomon, the child born to David and Bathsheba after a painful chapter of sin, judgment, repentance, and loss.

That is where the beauty begins.

A Name Given in the Shadow of Failure

Before Solomon was called Jedidiah, David had committed grievous sin.

He had taken Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, and arranged for Uriah's death. Nathan the prophet confronted David, and David confessed:

“I have sinned against the LORD.” — 2 Samuel 12:13, KJV

There were consequences for David's sin. God forgave David, but forgiveness did not mean that every consequence disappeared. The child born from that relationship died.

Then something unexpected happened.

David and Bathsheba had another son.

And God sent Nathan to give that child a name:

Jedidiah = beloved of the LORD.

This is striking because the name was not merely a celebration of Solomon's birth. It was a declaration of God's grace.

The story had contained sin, sorrow, judgment, and death, but it did not end there.

Why Was He Called Jedidiah?

The Bible gives us the answer plainly:

“And he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.”
2 Samuel 12:25, KJV

The name means "beloved of the LORD".

Solomon would later become famous for his wisdom, wealth, temple-building, and kingship. But before any of those accomplishments, God gave him an identity:

---- BELOVED -----

That is important.

Solomon was not first introduced by what he would accomplish. He was identified by his relationship to God.

He would become a king, but before he wore a crown, he carried a name.

He would become wise, but before he became known for wisdom, he was known as beloved.

He would build the Temple, but before he built anything for God, God had already placed His favor upon him.

His identity came before his achievements.

Grace Does Not Erase the Past. It Gives the Future a New Beginning

The story of Jedidiah does not teach that sin has no consequences.

David's sin was serious. The consequences were real. There was grief that could not simply be undone.

But it also teaches something equally important:

A person's worst chapter does not have to be the final chapter.

David's failure did not prevent God from continuing His purposes.

In fact, Solomon would eventually become one of the greatest kings in Israel's history and would be entrusted with building the Temple of the LORD.

23/08/2026