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