Where do you look for security when the pressure starts to mount? Today on Day 168, we watch leaders secure their platforms through earthly politics, while God demonstrates what true heavenly security looks like. In 1 Kings, a young King Solomon consolidates his new empire by systematically eliminating political threats inherited from his father's reign. Yet, when God offers him anything he desires, Solomon bypasses wealth and power, humbly requesting an understanding mind to govern his people—a request that delights the Lord.

In the book of Acts, the early church faces an execution crisis under King Herod. James is put to death, and Peter is thrown into maximum-security confinement. But while Herod relies on chains, guards, and prison doors, the church leans into a different weapon: relentless prayer. In a spectacular, late-night display o ...