Celebrating 25 years of Thinky Things!

2 Chronicles 9
MORE THAN YOU EVER IMAGINED

So much speculation goes on as to what we will do in the kingdom of God during the reign of Jesus. Some of the descriptions I hear sound boring – at least to my personality type, but I am aware of others who think the same. I have also heard people say that they don’t want to live for ever because it will be boring.

When the queen of Sheba visited Solomon, she had some good inside information as to what his kingdom would be like – but she wasn’t prepared for the reality. Solomon’s kingdom was much better than she expected. In the end she said, “And behold, half the greatness of your wisdom was not told me; you surpass the report that I heard. Happy are your men! Happy are these your servants, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!” (2 Chronicles 9 v 6 – 7 ESV).

Solomon’s kingdom was better than she ever imagined. Everyone in his kingdom was happier than she dreamed. Why wouldn’t we want to be part of that?

Jesus is greater than Solomon. His kingdom will be greater still. His servants will be happier than Solomon’s servants. Wow! Why wouldn’t you want to be part of that? 

May we look forward to and pray for the return of Jesus this weekend.

With love in our Lord,
Robert
www.thinkythings.com/read

Glorious!

“When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they knelt on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshipped and gave thanks to the Lord, saying, ‘He is good; his love endures for ever.’” (2 Chronicles 7 v 3).

God’s glory moved into the temple. In a jaw-dropping, heart-pumping, hair-standing-on-end, nerve-tingling moment, God’s holy fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering, and God’s cloud glory filled the temple.

God was there in a physical, tangible, see-able way. He was present in His fire and His cloud. His glory was so magnificent that the priests could not enter the temple.

The people fell to their knees and worshiped. God’s glory inspired them to praise with grateful hearts: “He is good; His love endures forever.”

We might not see such an overt display of God’s glory today, but His glory is still present. In common, everyday and humble things we can see God – if we stop to look. It might require more attention, and the willingness to quell the hurry so that we can stop and look, but it’s still there.

Maybe today, we could see God’s signature in the formation of a flower, or the laughter of a child. Maybe we could see Him in the flash of lightening, the thunder or heavy rain, and the power of the wind. Maybe we could see Him in the warmth of spring sunshine, in the stars in the heavens at night, and in the early morning bird song. Maybe we could see Him in the people around us.

Let us use these things to stimulate grateful praise; a worship that whispers refrains of “God is good; His love endures forever.” Maybe, if we could be still and present long enough, we might find that we too can be inspired into knee-dropping worship. For He is Good!

With gratitude for God’s great love and goodness,

Sharon Prins.
www.thinkythings.com/sharon/

And just for fun, here are a couple more short stories this week. Enjoy. Click on the picture to go straight to the Short Stories page.

Thinky Days 2025 and Thinky Things 3
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Celebrating 25 years of Thinky Things!