Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 36--Verse 15“The Lord, the God of their fathers, sent persistently to them by his messengers, because he had compassion on his people.” It’s interesting that the Lord should even use messengers. I mean, he can take care of it himself, but often doesn’t. He sends other people to get the message through. And I can’t tell you how many times the Lord has sent his mes...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 35--Verse 18“No Passover like it had been kept in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel had kept such a Passover as was kept by Josiah, and the priests and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.”King Josiah is celebrating the Passover unlike any other since Samuel was Israel’s p...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 34-- Verse 26b-27“Thus says the LORD…because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this place and its inhabitants, and you have humbled yourself before me and have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you, declares the LORD.” Josiah was a very young king, but he deeply desired to honor God. E...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 33--Verse 13“He prayed to him, and God was moved by his entreaty and heard his plea and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord was God.”Manasseh’s sin was great. Based on the description, I’d say he was Judah’s most evil king. And his sin deserved consequences. Probably worse than he got. But a taste of those consequence...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 32--Verses 25-26“But Hezekiah did not make return according to the benefit done to him, for his heart was proud. Therefore wrath came upon him and Judah and Jerusalem. But Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lord did not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah.”Even though King Hez...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 31--Verse 21“And every work that he undertook in the service of the house of God and in accordance with the law and the commandments, seeking his God, he did with all his heart, and prospered.”I would love for someone to say that about me when remembering my life. If I am to be known for anything, I want to be known for seeking God and working for him with all my...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 30--Verses 18-20“A large number of the people...were ritually unclean, yet they had eaten the Passover contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah had interceded for them, saying, ‘May the good Lord provide atonement on behalf of whoever sets his whole heart on seeking God, the Lord, the God of his ancestors, even though not according to the purification rules of ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 29--Verses 1 & 2“Hezekiah…did what was right in the eyes of the Lord,”When Hezekiah became king, he quickly went about restoring the temple, calling for the consecration of the priests and Levites, cleansing of the temple, and repentance of the people. He moved with urgency so the Lord’s “fierce anger” might be turned away. It was “in his heart to make a covenant...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 28--Verse 10“And now you intend to subjugate the people of Judah and Jerusalem, male and female, as your slaves. Have you not sins of your own against the Lord your God?”Because of their idol worship, God allowed judgment to come upon the kingdom of Judah. The Syrian king and his forces, and even the kingdom of Israel, came against the kingdom of Judah. They defe...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 27--Verse 6“So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before the Lord his God.”To order our ways can speak of organizing our priorities. Our priorities will determine how we live our lives, and the things that are most important to us will be evident in the way we spend our time and money. When I was in college, learning how to ‘adult’, I never had eno...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 26--Verse 16“But when he was strong, he grew proud, to his destruction. For he was unfaithful to the Lord his God and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.”History records the perils of prosperity and power. Uzziah wasn’t the first to fall to his own pride. He won’t be the last either. The proverb, “Pride goes before destruction,...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 25--Verse 9“The Lord is able to give you much more than this.”But Lord, these illegal drugs are worth so much money, and now you’re asking me to flush them down the toilet? But Lord, I’ve already put two years into this degree, and now you’re calling me in a new direction? But Lord, we’ve already given our tithes this month, and now you’re prompting us to give an...  Read More