SHOW NOTES:
In Podcast Episode 267, “The Lord’s Purpose Will Prevail,“ Kim discusses the trouble each of us can get ourselves and others into if we make plans based on emotions and not on guidance from the Lord. King Rehoboam was a prime example, and if the Lord had not been merciful, many lives would have been lost. May we all submit to the Lord’s purposes, even when they don’t match the plans that make sense from our limited perspectives.
Our focal passage for this episode is 1 Kings 12:18-24 with verse 24 as the focal verse:
SHOW NOTES:
In Podcast Episode 267, “The Lord’s Purpose Will Prevail,“ Kim discusses the trouble each of us can get ourselves and others into if we make plans based on emotions and not on guidance from the Lord. King Rehoboam was a prime example, and if the Lord had not been merciful, many lives would have been lost. May we all submit to the Lord’s purposes, even when they don’t match the plans that make sense from our limited perspectives.
Our focal passage for this episode is 1 Kings 12:18-24 with verse 24 as the focal verse:
24 ‘This is what the Lord says: Do not fight against your relatives, the Israelites. Go back home, for what has happened is my doing!’” So they obeyed the message of the Lord and went home, as the Lord had commanded.
WEEKLY ASSIGNMENT FEATURE:
How would fully surrendering to the truth in Pr. 19:21 change your outlook on life?
You can make many plans, but the Lord’s purpose will prevail.
Additional Resources and Scriptures:
- 21 You can make many plans, but the Lord’s purpose will prevail. (Proverbs 19:21)
- 8 “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. 9 For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts. (Is. 55:8-9)
- Somewhere Down the Road by Amy Grant
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RESOURCES USED FOR BOOK OF 1 & 2 Kings PODCASTS:
- “The Wiersbe Bible Commentary: The Complete Old Testament OT in One Volume”
- “Christ-Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus in 1 & 2 Kings” by Tony Merida
- “The Tony Evans Bible Commentary: Advancing God’s Kingdom Agenda”
- “Life Application Study Bible”
- “The Swindoll Study Bible: NLT” by Charles R. Swindoll
- Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary
- “The Baker Illustrated Bible Background Commentary” by J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays (Editors)
- Expositor’s Bible Commentary (Abridged Edition): Old Testament, 2004, by Kenneth L. Barker, John R. Kohlenberger, III.
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This podcast is hosted by Kim Smith, a small town Country Girl who left her comfort zone to follow Jesus in a big City World. Now, she wants to use God's Word and lessons from her faith journey to encourage others in loving Jesus.
In each episode, Kim will share insights regarding a portion of God's Word and challenge listeners to apply the lessons to their daily lives.
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If you have questions or comments or would like to learn more about how to follow Jesus, please email Kim at EncouragingOthersinLovingJesus@gmail.com.
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Reference:
Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Tyndale House Publishers. Holy Bible: New Living Translation. Wheaton, Ill: Tyndale House Publishers, 2004.
Podcast recorded through Zencastr and edited through GarageBand. The soundtrack was created in GarageBand by Kim Smith.
The HIDDEN Episodes:
If you can't access episodes 1-50 on your podcast app (the podcast was then entitled "A Country Girl in a City World - Loving Jesus"), you can get all the content at my Podbean site at https://acountrygirlinacityworldlovingjesus.podbean.com/
