Posts with the tag “2-chronicles”

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

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

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 15--Verse 2b“Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The Lord is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.”“I will never leave you nor forsake you.” – favorite words of mine, repeated many times in many different books of the Bible. They resonate with me because I’ve never had an eart...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 14--Verse 2 & 6“2 And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God. 6 And he built fortified cities in Judah, for the land had rest. He had no war in those years, for the Lord gave him peace.”Horace, a latin poet under the reign of the Roman Emperor Augustus, said, “Kings play the fool, and the people suffer for it.”Israel had seen its share of...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 13--Verse 18“The men of Judah prevailed, because they relied on the LORD, the God of their fathers.”Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote on the virtue of self-reliance, Norman Vincent Peale spoke on the power of positive thinking, and Frank Sinatra sang from the bottom of his heart—"I did it my way!" As Americans, we’ve been baptized in the spirit of independence and traine...  Read More

Daily devotional from 2 Chronicles 12--Verse 7“When the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah: ‘They have humbled themselves. I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance, and my wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.’”In Hebrew, the word for humbled is niphal. Its meaning in this passage is, “to submit oneself, ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 11--Verse 4a“Thus says the Lord, You shall not go up or fight against your relatives. Return every man to his home, for this thing is from me.”One of the best things you can do when conflict arises, is to stop and ask God if you should engage in it. Maybe someone offended you, maybe you want to address an injustice, maybe you just don’t see eye to eye on somethin...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 10--Verse 8“But he abandoned the counsel that the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him.”Rehoboam ignored the elders and instead decided to listen to his young friends. This fulfilled God’s promise to make Jeroboam a king of Israel, but what would have happened if Rehoboam had dealt peacefully with Is...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 9--Verses 22-23“Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom. And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put into his mind.”I can imagine it was quite the spectacle to go and see Solomon. The man had everything. God granted him wisdom that impressed everyone. He was the richest ...  Read More

Daily Devotional 2 Chronicles 8--Verse 16“Thus was accomplished all the work of Solomon from the day the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid until it was finished.”What a satisfying feeling to complete something that you’ve started. From foundation to finish, Solomon completed the work God gave him to do.What would it take for us to see projects through to the very end? I think a great de...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 7--Verse 1 (CSB)“When Solomon finished praying, fire descended from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple.”There are three significant moments when fire descended from Heaven as approval from the Lord for his dwelling place: At the Tabernacle (Leviticus 9:24), the dedication of the temple (this inst...  Read More

Daily devotional from 2 Chronicles 6--O LORD God, there is no God like you, in heaven or on earth, keeping covenant and showing steadfast love to your servants at Legacy Church who walk before you with all their heart. Listen to the pleas of your servant and your people. Listen from your dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive.God, when we sin against another, bring reconciliation however you s...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 5--Verse 14“So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God.”Solomon had completed the house of the Lord, with all its riches and beauty. The ark of the covenant containing the two tablets of stone was brought in. There was great celebration - with 120 priests blowing trumpets, singers liftin...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 4--Verse 19-22“So Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of God: the golden altar, the tables for the bread of the Presence, the lampstands and their lamps of pure gold to burn before the inner sanctuary, as prescribed; the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of purest gold; the snuffers, basins, dishes for incense, and fire pans, of pure gold, and th...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 3--Verse 1“Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to David his father, at the place that David had appointed, on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.”The story of David at the threshing floor on Mount Moriah is found in 2 Samuel 24:16-24. David, who had sinned by taking a census, wouldn’t ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 2--Verse 6“But who is able to build him a house, since heaven, even highest heaven, cannot contain him? Who am I to build a house for him, except as a place to make offerings before him?”Solomon’s attitude is beautiful – he recognizes the magnitude and awesomeness of the task he has been given, yet he has a level of humility to see the seeming impossibility of it...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 1--Verse 14“Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen.Before Israel came into the promised land, Moses warned that future kings must never gather horses, wives, and riches.” (Deut. 17:16-17)Those weren’t just random things. They actually correspond with the three modern temptations for people today: Power, sex, and money.  Now these aren’t necessarily bad t...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 36--Verse 15The 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 messen...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 34-- Verse 26b-27Thus 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. Eve...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 32--Verses 25-26But 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 Hezek...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Chronicles 30--Verses 18-20A 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 t...  Read More