Text:1 Kings 10:1-13

10:1 Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to test him with hard questions.

10:2  She came to Jerusalem with a very great ^[a]retinue, with camels that bore spices, very much gold, and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was in her heart.

10:3    So Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing ^[b]so difficult for the king that he could not explain it to her.  

10:4    And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built, 

10:5  he food on his table, the seating of his servants, the service of his waiters and their apparel, his cupbearers, and his entryway by which he went up to the house of the Lord, there was no more spirit in her.

10:6 Then she said to the king: “It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom. 

10:7However I did not believe the words until I came and saw with my own eyes; and indeed the half was not told me. Your wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame of which I heard. 

10:8  Happy are your men and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom! 

10:9 Blessed be the Lord your God, who delighted in you, setting you on the throne of Israel! Because the Lord has loved Israel forever, therefore He made you king, to do justice and righteousness.”

10:10  Then she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, spices in great quantity, and precious stones. There never again came such abundance of spices as the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon. 

10:11 Also, the ships of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, brought great quantities of ^[c]almug wood and precious stones from Ophir. 

10:12 And the king made ^[d]steps of the almug wood for the house of the Lord and for the king’s house, also harps and stringed instruments for singers. There never again came such almug wood, nor has the like been seen to this day.

10:13 Now King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired, whatever she asked, besides what Solomon had given her according to the royal generosity. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.

STUDY:

What made Solomon great and famous was the wisdom and riches God gave him. The Queen of Sheba while in her own country, heard of the wisdom, fame, splendour and greatness of Solomon, but did not really believe the story. When she came to verify the truth of what she heard, and saw the splendour of Solomon as well as his servants and officials, she was left breathless. Solomon far surpassed his fellow kings. In fact, the Queen of Sheba confessed that even half of Solomon’s splendour was not told her.

Solomon acquired wisdom, glory and honour because of his association with God. If you can humble yourself before God, seek His kingdom and live righteously, God can give you life, money, wisdom and honour, much more than you think or imagine. If you love righteousness and hate sin, God will exalt you beyond measure. Again, if you humble yourself under the mighty hands of God, He will exalt you at the proper time. Do your best to lead a life of humility. Trust in God with all your heart; don’t depend on your own understanding, and God will direct your path.

Prayer: 

Father; please give me a humble heart and help me to seek you and live righteously. Amen.

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Text: 1 Kings 9:10-28

9:10  Now it happened at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king’s house 

9:11  (Hiram the king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress and gold, as much as he desired), that King Solomon then gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

9:12   Then Hiram went from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him, but they did not please him. 

9:13    So he said, “What kind of cities are these which you have given me, my brother?” And he called them the land of ^[a]Cabul, as they are to this day. 

9:14  Then Hiram sent the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold

9:15 And this is the reason for the labor force which King Solomon raised: to build the house of the Lord, his own house, ^[b]the Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

9:16 (Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up and taken Gezer and burned it with fire, had killed the Canaanites who dwelt in the city, and had given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon’s wife.) 

9:17  And Solomon built Gezer, Lower Beth Horon,

9:18 Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land of Judah,

9:19  all the storage cities that Solomon had, cities for his chariots and cities for his cavalry, and whatever Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

9:20 All the people who were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not of the children of Israel— 

9;21 that is, their descendants who were left in the land after them, whom the children of Israel had not been able to destroy completely—from these Solomon raised forced labor, as it is to this day.

9:22 But of the children of Israel Solomon made no forced laborers, because they were men of war and his servants: his officers, his captains, commanders of his chariots, and his cavalry.

9:23 Others were chiefs of the officials who were over Solomon’s work: five hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people who did the work.

9:24 “ But Pharaoh’s daughter came up from the City of David to her house which ^[c]Solomon had built for her. Then he built the Millo.

9:25  Now three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar which he had built for the Lord, and he burned incense with them on the altar that was before the Lord. So he finished the temple.

9:26King Solomon also built a fleet of ships at Ezion Geber, which is near ^[d]Elath on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.

9:27  Then Hiram sent his servants with the fleet, seamen who knew the sea, to work with the servants of Solomon.

9:28 And they went to Ophir, and acquired four hundred and twenty talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon.

STUDY:

When Solomon finished building the Lord’s temple and his royal palace, he gave 20 cities in the land of Galilee to Hiram, the King of Tyre, for the cedar and cypress timber and gold that Solomon had requested for the buildings. When the king of Tyre went to see the cities Solomon gave him, he was not pleased at all with them. It was better if he had negotiated, agreed on the number and nature of cities to be given to him for a specific quantity of timber and gold, and also inspected the cities to be given in exchange, before supplying timber to Solomon since they were doing the exchange of goods and materials as business. In business, it’s proper to be specific on the terms and conditions governing the business, and read and inspect the materials involved to avoid displeasure and misunderstanding after the business has begun. Seek the services of lawyers, accountants, quantity surveyors, valuers and other professionals in a large scale business that may require their services to avoid “had I known” at the end.

At verse 13, when Hiram was not pleased with the cities Solomon gave to him, he spoke to Solomon with soft words asking, “What kind of cities are these which you have given me, my brother?” Hiram still went on and paid Solomon 120 talents of gold. Even when your business partner or any other person offends you, don’t rain curses on them. Rather, be firm and polite in your complaint and expression of displeasure, so as to maintain peaceful relationship when the problem may have been solved. Remember that a soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh answer steers up anger.

Prayer: 

Father, help me not to do sinful actions, and not to speak angry words since I belong to Jesus.

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Text: Luke 19:11-27

19:11  Now as they heard these things, He spoke another parable, because He was near Jerusalem and because they thought the kingdom of God would appear immediately

19:12   Therefore He said: “A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return. 

19:13     So he called ten of his servants, delivered to them ten ^[a]minas, and said to them, ‘Do business till I come.’

19:14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We will not have this man to reign over us.

19:15  “And so it was that when he returned, having received the kingdom, he then commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading. 

19:16 Then came the first, saying, ‘Master, your mina has earned ten minas.’ 

19:17  And he said to him, ‘Well done, good servant; because you were faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.’

19:18 And the second came, saying, ‘Master, your mina has earned five minas.’

19:19  Likewise he said to him, ‘You also be over five cities.’

19:20 “Then another came, saying, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have kept put away in a handkerchief. 

19;21 For I feared you, because you are ^[b]an austere man. You collect what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.’

19:22  And he said to him, ‘Out of your own mouth I will judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I was an austere man, collecting what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow. 

19:23 Why then did you not put my money in the bank, that at my coming I might have collected it with interest?’

19:24 “And he said to those who stood by, ‘Take the mina from him, and give it to him who has ten minas.

19:25  (But they said to him, ‘Master, he has ten minas.’)

19:26 ‘For I say to you, that to everyone who has will be given; and from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. 

19:27  But bring here those enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, and slay them before me.’ ”

STUDY:

Today’s text is a parable Jesus told his disciples who wrongly assumed that He would establish His kingdom on Earth. Luke did not tell us who the noble man is, but John 14:1-3 tells us that the noble man is Jesus. He went to heaven to prepare for us a place, after which He will come and take us home. The minas the noble man gave to his servants are the talents, money, health, wealth, time, opportunity, wisdom, privileges and other gifts which God gave to us. The servants refer to us who are God’s children. The purpose for which God gave us various gifts is for us to use them to serve Him until He comes back to take us home. Unfortunately, some Christians misuse their gifts. Some refuse completely to serve God with what God gave to them, while some apply what God gave to them to the service of Satan.

Verse 15 tells us that when the noble man returned, he demanded for account from his servants to whom he gave the minas. In the same way, Christ will come back and we shall give to Him accounts for all the money, talents, time and opportunities He gave to us. We must therefore be careful of how we spend God’s resources because we must give account of our lives to God. Christ will give to every man according to his work. Evil persons will be rewarded according to the evil work they did, while the righteous will be rewarded with eternal life in God’s kingdom. What do you apply your gifts to? Think again!

Prayer: 

Heavenly Father; help me to apply all you gave me for your service, and wait for your reward.

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Text: 1 Kings 9:1-9

9:1   And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord and the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he wanted to do,

9:2   that the Lord appeared to Solomon the second time, as He had appeared to him at Gibeon. 

9:3    And the Lord said to him: “I have heard your prayer and your supplication that you have made before Me; I have consecrated this house which you have built to put My name there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually.

9:4 Now if you walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and My judgments,

9:5 then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, as I promised David your father, saying, ‘You shall not fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’

9:6 Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.But if you or your sons at all ^[a]turn from following Me, and do not keep My commandments and My statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods and worship them,

9:7  then I will ^[b]cut off Israel from the land which I have given them; and this house which I have consecrated for My name I will cast out of My sight. Israel will be a proverb and a byword among all peoples.

9:8  then I will ^[b]cut off Israel from the land which I have given them; and this house which I have consecrated for My name I will cast out of My sight. Israel will be a proverb and a byword among all peoples.

9:9Then they will answer, ‘Because they forsook the Lord their God, who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, and worshiped them and served them; therefore the Lord has brought all this calamity on them.’ ”

STUDY:

After the dedication of the temple, God appeared to Solomon and promised him that as long as he and Israel kept God’s commandment, He would be present in that temple forever and would watch over it. He also warned that if Solomon and Israel abandoned the temple, He would reject Israel and get the beautiful temple destroyed.
This promise and warning still apply to us today. Our bodies are God’s temples (1 Cor. 6:19), and the Holy Spirit lives in us as a sign of God’s presence in His temple. If we maintain holiness, righteousness, purity and chastity, God will be present in us, and will care for and protect us permanently.

But if we commit fornication, homosexuality, adultery, or live a life of impurity and lust, it will amount to abandoning God and defiling His temple. God will not spare us; He will destroy any person who destroys His temple (1 Cor. 3:17). Once a Christian lives in sexual sin, the Holy Spirit departs from him and that person becomes empty and abandoned by God. The result is that Satan, demons, and even witches and wizards, can attack, hurt or kill that person because there is no defence. We must be careful to lead a clean life of holiness all the days of our lives.

Prayer: 

Lord, take my life, and let it be consecrated to you.

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Text: Matthew 13:53-58

13:53   Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, that He departed from there. 

13:54  When He had come to His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, “Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works?

13:55   Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, ^[a]Joses, Simon, and Judas? 

13:56 And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this Man get all these things?” ⁵⁷ So they were offended at Him.

13:57  So they were offended at Him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.” 

13:58 Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

STUDY:

Today’s reading shows how unbelief, familiarity and contempt can limit a person’s miracle and shorten the hand of God to hear, heal, help, save and deliver. When Jesus came to His own country, Nazareth, He taught the people and did mighty works there. But instead of the people rejoicing and saying that a great Prophet had risen among them, God had visited His people, they treated Jesus with contempt because they knew his house, his mother, his siblings, and his humble background.

They did not bother to consider the truth and importance of his teachings and miracles. The attitude of Jesus’ people can be summarised in the saying, “Familiarity breeds contempt.” Because of the unbelief of the people, Jesus did not do a mighty work there. He simply did a scanty work and left. Nowadays, similar things happen. Some people make themselves so familiar with the Church and God, that they no longer respect God or His presence. Some church members abuse and disrespect their pastors and gossip with them.

Some Christians come late to Church without good reasons; some others mismanage church or fellowship resources because they feel they are close to the General Overseer, or people in authority. In a church or fellowship where people treat God, His ministers or property with contempt, it shows unbelief and God will not do many mighty works there. If you need miracles, blessings and God’s favour, treat Him and His servants with deep respect.

Prayer: 

Lord, please help me to love and honour you and your servants all the days of my life. Amen.

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Text: 1 Kings 8:62-66

8:62   Then the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices before the Lord.

8:63  And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered to the Lord, twenty-two thousand bulls and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord. 

8:64   On the same day the king consecrated the middle of the court that was in front of the house of the Lord; for there he offered burnt offerings, grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar that was before the Lord was too small to receive the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.

8:65 At that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great assembly from the entrance of Hamath to the Brook of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days and seven more days—fourteen days. 

8:66  On the eighth day he sent the people away; and they ^[a]blessed the king, and went to their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the good that the Lord had done for His servant David, and for Israel His people.

STUDY:

During the dedication of the temple, Solomon offered to God peace offerings of 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep and goats. The same day, Solomon dedicated the middle of the Court that was before the Lord; he offered burnt offerings, grain offerings and the fat of peace offerings. The said offerings were so abundant that the small brazen altar in the Lord’s presence could not contain them; therefore Solomon offered them on the middle of the Court.
Solomon had a generous heart towards God. Just do a rough estimate of the monetary value of 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep and goats today and see how much Solomon gave to the Lord; then estimate the abundant burnt, grains and fat offerings which he also offered to God the same day. 2 Corinthians 8:5 emphasises giving bountifully while verse 7 tells us that God loves a cheerful giver.

Some Christians do not give to God; others give sparingly. Some people put their money to empty things that will attract the praise of men, but are unwilling to give to God. If you check the offering boxes of some churches and ministries, you will see people giving economically. Some persons cannot give to God unless a Preacher persuades or cajoles them. The conclusion of the matter is this: If you give, it will be given to you. If you give to God abundantly and cheerfully, He will love you and provide for you abundantly just as He loved and provided for Solomon abundantly.

Prayer: 

Gracious Father, please give me a generous heart of gratitude to give to you bountifully.

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Text: 1 Kings 8:54-61

8:54   And so it was, when Solomon had finished praying all this prayer and supplication to the Lord, that he arose from before the altar of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.

8:55  Then he stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying:

8:56  “Blessed be the Lord, who has given rest^[a] to His people Israel, according to all that He promised. There has not failed one word of all His good promise, which He promised through His servant Moses.

8:57 May the Lord our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He not leave us nor forsake us,

8:58  that He may incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His judgments, which He commanded our fathers

8:59   And may these words of mine, with which I have made supplication before the Lord, be near the Lord our God day and night, that He may maintain the cause of His servant and the cause of His people Israel, as each day may require,

8:60 that all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord is God; there is no other. 

8:61 Let your heart therefore be ^[b]loyal to the Lord our God, to walk in His statutes and keep His commandments, as at this day.”

STUDY:

During the dedication of the temple, when Solomon finished praying series of prayers unto God, he stood up in front of the altar where he knelt, raised his hands towards heaven and blessed the people. In blessing the people, he did it in such a way as not to take over the functions of a Priest. His prayer was systematic. He praised the Lord who had given rest to his people, and also proclaimed the faithfulness of God.

After thanking God and acknowledging His faithfulness; he made 5 basic requests: (a) He prayed for God’s presence (v. 57) (b) He prayed that God would give them the desire to do His will in everything (v. 58) (c) He prayed for the desire and ability to obey God’s decrees and commands (v. 58) (d) He prayed for help with each day’s needs (v. 49) (e) He prayed for the extension of God’s kingdom to the entire world. These prayer by Solomon are applicable for today’s daily living. In fact, the prayer is the same with the Lord’s Prayer which Jesus taught us. We need to adore and praise God in our prayer, and also ask for His constant presence with us and in our daily needs.

Prayer: 

Faithful God, I need your presence every passing hour. Please incline my heart to keep your laws. Amen.

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Text: 1 Kings 8:44-53

8:44   When Your people go out to battle against their enemy, wherever You send them, and when they pray to the Lord toward the city which You have chosen and the temple which I have built for Your name,

8:45   then hear in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their ^[a]cause.

8:46 “When they sin against You (for there is no one who does not sin), and You become angry with them and deliver them to the enemy, and they take them captive to the land of the enemy, far or near; 

8:47  yet when they ^[b]come to themselves in the land where they were carried captive, and repent, and make supplication to You in the land of those who took them captive, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong, we have committed wickedness’; 

8:48  and when they return to You with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies who led them away captive, and pray to You toward their land which You gave to their fathers, the city which You have chosen and the temple which I have built for Your name:

8:49    then hear in heaven Your dwelling place their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their ^[c]cause, 

8:50  and forgive Your people who have sinned against You, and all their transgressions which they have transgressed against You; and grant them compassion before those who took them captive, that they may have compassion on them 

8:51 (for they are Your people and Your inheritance, whom You brought out of Egypt, out of the iron furnace), 

8:52  that Your eyes may be open to the supplication of Your servant and the supplication of Your people Israel, to listen to them whenever they call to You. 

8:53 For You separated them from among all the peoples of the earth to be Your inheritance, as You spoke by Your servant Moses, when You brought our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God.”

STUDY:

As we conclude Solomon’s prayer of dedication at the temple, we need to think of prayer as something we cannot live without. The importance of prayer as a means of communicating with God is emphasised here, highlighting the power of approaching God with humility. There is a confidence displayed by Solomon over what God is capable of doing in the temple. We must learn from this because God is more than able to take care of us.
Trusting God is the best we can do in our daily living.

In times of facing battles against the enemy, sin, or exile, we should remember that “If they turn to you with their whole heart and soul in the land of their enemies and pray toward the land you gave to their ancestors—toward this city you have chosen, and toward this Temple I have built to honor your name—then hear their prayers and their petition from heaven where you live, and uphold their cause” (vv. 48 & 49). We are reminded of the need to pray continually (1 Thess. 5:17) and pray fervently (James 5:16). If we look up to God in everything by prayer, He is sure to help us out in everything.

Prayer: 

Dear Lord, let your ears be open to my prayers. Please hear me when I call. Amen.

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Text: Luke 10:1-9

10:1    After these things the Lord appointed ^[a]seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go

10:2  Then He said to them, “The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.

10:3 Then the king turned around and blessed the whole assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.

10:4 And he said: “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David, and with His hand has fulfilled it, saying, 

10:5  Since the day that I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I have chosen no city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house, that My name might be there; but I chose David to be over My people Israel.’

10:6     Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a ^[a]temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel. 

10:7 But the Lord said to my father David, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a temple for My name, you did well that it was in your heart.

10:8 Nevertheless you shall not build the temple, but your son who will come from your body, he shall build the temple for My name.’

10:9  So the Lord has fulfilled His word which He spoke; and I have ^[b]filled the position of my father David, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised; and I have built a temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel

10:10 And there I have made a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord which He made with our fathers, when He brought them out of the land of Egypt.”

STUDY:

Today is St Luke the Evangelist’s day. Luke was one of the Disciples of Jesus Christ. He was a medical doctor by profession and attended to Paul in his missionary journeys. He was also the author of Luke and Acts of the Apostles. In this passage, Luke reminds us that the sheep know their shepherd very well. They listen to and recognise his voice and that is why they follow only their shepherd. It is difficult, if not impossible for them to follow a stranger. So as sheep, we must listen to the voice of the shepherd and follow him where he leads.
The illustration is fit for the present day Christian leaders who are likened to the shepherd.

Christian leaders are here advised to go through the gate—the due process of raising church leaders—before they can lead others. There is also the process of officially assigning one to his/her place of assignment. The writer of Hebrews reminds us that “no one takes the honour upon himself…” (Heb. 5:4). The shepherd should have a sincere relationship and intimacy with the sheep. He should always provide the needed leadership with the needed courage at all times. And finally, he is expected to help the sheep find good pastures.

Prayer: 

Dear Jesus, make me a good Christian leader who will be like you and who will be ready to lay down my life for the sheep I lead. Amen.

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Text: John 11:17-27

11:17   So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb four days. 

11:18   Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about ^[a]two miles away.

11:19  And many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

11:20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him, but Mary was sitting in the house.

11:21  Now Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.

11:22    But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.”

11:23  Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”

11:24  Martha said to Him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”

11:25  Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.

11:26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?

11:27 She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”

STUDY:

Jesus was informed of Lazarus’ sickness but he delayed for some days until his death. By the time he arrived Bethany, he was told that Lazarus had been buried for four days. To reassure Martha of his ability to overcome death and his power over death, Jesus stated that He is the resurrection and life, though Martha did not understand what He meant.

Death has no power around Jesus, for He swallowed death in victory (1 Cor. 15:57). By His death, burial, resurrection and glorious ascension, He defeated death and it no longer has power over Christians. Christians are partakers of the resurrection as Paul reminds us thus: “For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him” (1 Thess. 4:14). So for us to share in this, we need to believe Jesus now and always. Martha gave us an example when she responded, “Yes, Lord, I have always believed you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one who has come into the world from God” (v. 27).

Prayer: 

Oh Lord, let every dead thing in my life come back to life in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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