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

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 24--  Verse 17-18“...Then the king listened to them. And they abandoned the house of the Lord, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherim and the idols…”Joash, why?!? You had such a noble start to your reign–what happened? From the beginning of the chapter to the end, we see a complete 180° turn in the king. It’s almost like Joash lost his way once Jehoiada...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 23--Verse 11“Then they brought out the king's son and put the crown on him and gave him the testimony. And they proclaimed him king, and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and they said, ‘Long live the king.’”God is so faithful. He kept His Word and preserved David’s line. Athaliah thought she could take power and rule in her might, but God had other plans. God ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 22--Verse 11“But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the king’s sons who were about to be put to death, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Thus Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram and wife of Jehoiada the priest, because she was a sister of Ahaziah, hid him from Athaliah, so that she ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 21--Verses 12-15“And a letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, “Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father, ‘Because you have …  led Israel into whoredom, and also you have killed your brothers, of your father’s house, who were better than you, behold, the Lord will bring a great plague on your people, your children, your wives, and all your pos...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 20--Verse 17“You will not need to fight in this battle. Stand firm, hold your position, and see the salvation of the Lord on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed. Tomorrow go out against them, and the Lord will be with you.”Isn’t God great? He tells us to not fear in the Bible a couple hundred times. It’s actually the most s...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 19--Verse 3“…good things are found in you, in that you have removed the wooden images from the land, and have prepared your heart to seek God.”God rebuked Jehoshaphat through Jehu for aligning himself with God-hating Ahab, He also acknowledged his good actions. When we have erred, we can follow this example.Ask the Holy Spirit what actions, ambitions or affiliati...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 18--Verses 12-13 (CSB)“The messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him, ‘Look, the other prophets without exception are predicting success for the king. Let your word agree with theirs, and s peak favorably.’”But Micaiah said, “As surely as the Lord lives, I can tell him only what my God says.”Can you imagine how intimidating it would be to be the only d...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 17--Verse 3-4a“The Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals, but sought the God of his father and walked in his commandments…”Jehoshaphat did not let his father’s (Asa) reliance on worldly things shape him. Instead he chose to seek God and his ways. He even took down the idols and had the Tora...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 16--Verse 12“In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa was diseased in his feet, and his disease became severe. Yet even in his disease he did not seek the Lord, but sought help from physicians.”King Asa of Judah had a difficult time trusting the Lord.Late in his reign, he developed a foot disease and did not seek the Lord’s help, but instead sought help from phy...  Read More