Ringing in our ears from the book of Judges is the cry for a king, so we are not surprised to find that the book that is now divided into 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel answers the need for a king. However, the process was not very neat, since there was a first failed attempt to have a king and then a second more successful one, which was not without its own problems. As we see in all the books of the Old Testament, God fulfills his promises, but the promise of an anointed king to save God’s people was not finally and completely fulfilled until Christ came.
No matter how bad things get, God is still working out his own holy will through seen and unseen agents.
After ruling out the possibility of being right with God through the law, Paul presented the only way – through faith in Jesus Christ.
In the lives of the ones mentioned in the final greetings of Colossians, we see evidence of God’s abundant grace, which is available to...
