taking away more than you bring

2Chron 9:12
¹² King Solomon, for his part, gave the queen of Sheba all her heart's desire—everything she asked for. She took away more than she brought. Satisfied, she returned home with her train of servants.

accomplishments

2 Chron. 8:1-6
^{1 -6} At the end of twenty years, Solomon had quite a list of ^{1 -6} At the end of twenty years, Solomon had quite a list of accomplishments. He had:
built The Temple of God and his own palace;
rebuilt the cities that Hiram had given him and colonized them with Israelites;
marched on Hamath Zobah and took it;
fortified Tadmor in the desert and all the store-cities he had founded in Hamath;
built the fortress cities Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon, complete with walls, gates, and bars;
built Baalath and store-cities;
built chariot-cities for his horses.

Solomon built impulsively and extravagantly—whenever a whim took him. And in Jerusalem, in Lebanon—wherever he fancied.

2 Chron.7:2-3

God so filled The Temple that there was no room for the priests! When all Israel saw the fire fall from heaven and the Glory of God fill The Temple, they fell on their knees, bowed their heads, and worshiped, thanking God:
Yes! God is good! His love never quits!

cleaning on my knees

i cleaned the bathroom floor on my knees today... and quiet frankly, you get a different perspective down there.... see areas you just normally don't see, areas that most disreguard. got me to thinking about my relationship with God and how getting on our knees makes us see things different and can help us see areas that need cleaning better than when we are standing.

luke 22 safe distance

^{54 -56}Arresting Jesus, they marched him off and took him into the house of the Chief Priest. Peter followed, but at a safe distance.

1 kings 18 (the fence)

²¹ Elijah challenged the people: "How long are you going to sit on the fence? If God is the real God, follow him; if it's Baal, follow him. Make up your minds!"

sin

Luke 22

The Passover Meal

^{1 -2}The Feast of Unleavened Bread, also called Passover, drew near. The high priests and religion scholars were looking for a way to do away with Jesus but, fearful of the people, they were also looking for a way to cover their tracks.

^{3 -6}That's when Satan entered Judas, the one called Iscariot. He was one of the Twelve. Leaving the others, he conferred with the high priests and the Temple guards about how he might betray Jesus to them. They couldn't believe their good luck and agreed to pay him well. He gave them his word and started looking for a way to betray Jesus, but out of sight of the crowd.