Song # 2316 from Our Gospel In Song Collection by Col Johnston. We read in 1 Kings chapter 16 that King Ahab did more evil in the eyes of the Lord than all the other kings.
Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria over Israel for twenty two years (1 Kings 16:29). Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the eyes of the Lord than any of those before him (1 Kings 16:30). He not only considered it trivial to commit the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, but he also married Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and began to serve Baal and worship him (1 Kings 16:31). He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he built in Samaria (1 Kings 16:32). Ahab also made an Asherah pole and did more to provoke the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger than did all the kings of Israel before him (1 Kings 16:33). In Ahab’s time, Hiel of Bethel rebuilt Jericho. He laid its foundations at the cost of his firstborn son Abiram, and he set up its gates at the cost of his youngest son Segub, in accordance with the word of the Lord spoken by Joshua son of Nun (1 Kings 16:34).
Thought for today: the richest people in the world are those who invest in heaven.
Thought for the future: we can’t see God’s hand, but we can trust His heart. Where will you spend your eternity?