When Hezekiah showed the Babylonian envoys “all that was in his house,” he thought he was showing his strength. In reality, all he proved was how naive he was to think that same action wouldn’t come back to bite him.

Yet we don’t need storehouses to do the same, do we? That’s what social media is for! But where’s the line between us sharing our excitement for something and it coming off as pride — the very thing that Hezekiah was guilty of?

Unfortunately, only you know that line, but maybe Hezekiah’s story can help us figure it out.

Thoughts and prayers are meaningless without action — or so the world says about Christians. Are they right? Kinda. While prayer is powerful, there’s no question that prayer without any kind of action is basically just noise. If we’re going to believe in something, worship something, and pray to Someone, our life should reflect it.

Solomon is exceptionally qualified to speak at your graduation this month. He’s rich, successful (by worldly standards), and is given more wisdom than any person that has ever lived.

So what advice would he give to graduates in a commencement speech? While he would most likely start with the necessity to keep learning, he might also talk about the best places to find wisdom, how to define success, and to keep a healthy fear of God wherever you go.

“There is work that we all can do,” as the song goes. But what exactly is that work that we can all do? As we look to strengthen our local congregations, there are very practical, everyday things we can do that will help us grow. Inch by inch, person by person.

A message from the series “Gospel Meeting 2022.”

A message from the series “Gospel Meeting 2022.”

A message from the series “Gospel Meeting 2022.”

A message from the series “Gospel Meeting 2022.”

Cornelius was a great man, but he wasn’t saved…not yet. Just like him, we all fall short in various ways, but when we find that thing we lack, it’s up to us to correct them.