Daily Devotional from 1 Chronicles 22--Verse 19a (AMP)Now set your heart and your soul to seek (inquire of, require as your vital necessity) the Lord your God…David fell into sin and was met with both judgment and mercy from God, which made him want to build God a permanent house—a temple that was beyond comparison. But the bloodshed and war under his kingship made him unfit to build God’s house—e...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Chronicles 21--Verse 24bI will not take for the Lord what is yours, nor offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing.Another way to say this: “I’m going to worship God, and it needs to cost me something.” Because is it really worship if it costs me nothing? No, that’s what we call lip service. God doesn’t just want our verbal acknowledgement of Him, He wants our hearts. Just ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Chronicles 20--Verse 1In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, Joab led out the army and ravaged the country of the Ammonites and came and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem. And Joab struck down Rabbah and overthrew it.Such a short chapter, but it covers a vast period of time - highlighting victory after victory. Yet the most striking ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Chronicles 19--Verse 2aAnd David said, “I will deal kindly with Hanun the son of Nahash, for his father dealt kindly with me.”Nahash, the king of Ammon, showed kindness to David. So when Nahash died, David sent ambassadors to console his son and successor, Hanun, in his time of grief. But Hanun’s advisors sowed seeds of distrust in David’s pure motives. They convinced Hanun...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Chronicles 18--Verses 6c & 13b (CSB)The Lord made David victorious wherever he went.This chapter goes out of its way to say, the LORD made David victorious wherever he went, twice. Repetition in scripture communicates importance, saying pay attention reader.David was not victorious because he was a good leader, wise or walked in righteousness (which were very good things Da...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Chronicles 17--Verse 27Now you have been pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever before you, for it is you, O Lord, who have blessed, and it is blessed forever.I love David’s conversation with God in this chapter. David’s like, ‘Here I am sitting in my nice wood house while God is out tent-camping – I need to fix this!’ and God is like, ‘Rea...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Chronicles 16--Verse 34Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever.Last year, I went out to the beach with my family and lost my phone. It just fell out of my pocket, and we combed the beach to no avail. But while looking, I prayed, “Lord, you tell me that if I ask, I will receive. So, will you please return my phone?"Then, a thought o...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Chronicles 15--Verse 2 & 3Then David said that no one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the Lord had chosen them to carry the ark of the Lord and to minister to him forever. And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the Lord to its place, which he had prepared for it.The Ark of God was going to come home, to Jerusalem, where God had chos...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Chronicles 14--Verse 10And David inquired of God, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you give them into my hand?” And the LORD said to him, “Go up, and I will give them into your hand.”Before David made any move against the Philistines, he asked God what he should do.It’s easy to go through life and not give much thought to our decisions. It’s also easy to go thro...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Chronicles 13--Verses 1, 7, & 10David consulted with …every leader… And they carried the ark of God on a new cart…Uzzah put out his hand to take hold of the ark… And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah, and He struck him down because he put out his hand to the ark, and he died there before God.David wanted to bring back the ark, but what went wrong? First, he co...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Chronicles 12--Verse 1Now these are the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he could not move about freely because of Saul the son of Kish.What a laundry list of God’s provision in David’s life! It’s so cool to revisit these stories from the perspective of the chronicler and catch so many different details than before. God knew exactly what and who David needed in order ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Chronicles 11--Verses 18 & 19Then the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate and took it and brought it to David. But David would not drink it. He poured it out to the Lord and said, “Far be it from me before my God that I should do this. Shall I drink the lifeblood of these men? For at the...  Read More