What happens when God's authority encounters human deception? Today on Day 169, we witness a stunning demonstration of spiritual clarity operating on a royal scale and moving out onto the global mission field. In 1 Kings, the legendary wisdom of King Solomon is put on display in an intense courtroom drama involving two mothers. We watch his kingdom flourish in peace, administration, and prosperity as he prepares to build a majestic house for the Lord.

In the book of Acts, the landscape of the early church shifts permanently as the Holy Spirit specifically sets apart Barnabas and Saul for the first intentional global missionary journey. Traveling to the island of Cyprus, they face direct spiritual warfare when a corrupt sorcerer tries to block their message. Saul—now explicitly called Paul for the first time—steps forward in supernatural aut ...