The LORD uses leaders to deal with threats to the welfare of his people, and he is the God who delivers them.
In the Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25:14-30 and in the two preceding parables, Jesus prepared his followers for his absence. He wanted...
As opposition grew toward Jesus, he anticipated that it would reach his followers as well and prepare them for how to live.
After the Lord rejected Saul as king, he chose a man with a heart oriented toward the Lord.