Daily Devotional from 1 Kings 22--Verses 26-28And the king of Israel said, “Seize Micaiah, and take him back to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king's son, and say, ‘Thus says the king, “Put this fellow in prison and feed him meager rations of bread and water, until I come in peace.”’” And Micaiah said, “If you return in peace, the Lord has not spoken by me.” And he said, “Hear, all...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Kings 21--Verses 27-29 (NIV)When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and fasted. He lay in sackcloth and went around meekly. Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite: “Have you noticed how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself, I will not bring this disaster in his day, but I will bring it on his house in t...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Kings 20–Verse 28And a man of God came near and said to the king of Israel,“Thus says the Lord, ‘Because the Syrians have said, “TheLord is a god of the hills but he is not a god of the valleys,”therefore I will give all this great multitude into your hand,and you shall know that I am the Lord.’”Because the Syrians previously lost a battle in themountains, they believed the...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Kings 19--Verses 11-12And he said, “Go out and stand on the mount before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in t...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Kings 18–Verse 21Then Elijah approached all the people and said “How long will you waver between two opinions?  If the LORD is God, follow him. But if Baal, follow him.” But the people didn’t answer him a word.We have idols vying for our worship every day. This isn’t just an ancient story that is fun for kids. Elijah is revealing our human tendency to reject the true God to...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Kings 17—Verse 13And Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go and do as you have said. But first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterward make something for yourself and your son.”God often asks us to step out in faith BEFORE He provides a miracle. He asks us to pray for the sick BEFORE He heals them. He asks us to give 10% of our income back to him BEFORE ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Kings 16–Verse 31And as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, he took for his wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal and worshiped him.A well-known Spanish proverb says, “Tell me who your friends are, and I will tell you who you are.” Ahab was already walking a dark path, but marr...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Kings 15-- Verse 11And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as David his father had done. In these chapters we see ruler after ruler turn away from God and towards the things of this world. But, in the middle, we see Asa, who wanted to serve the LORD and led the people to do so. Although he did his best, he still did not entirely eradicate the evil that existed i...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Kings 14–Verse 6Come in, wife of Jeroboam. Why do you pretend to be another?She came to the prophet, wanting a revealed word, yet she came with a concealed identity. Why do we think we can have our cake, and eat it too? Unfortunately, you cannot enjoy the benefit of both options.For example, you can't spend all your money on a vacation, and then expect the money to be in th...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Kings 13–Verse 6…Entreat now the favor of the Lord your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me.The Lord sent the man of God to confront Jeroboam for his idolatry. God demonstrated his love for Jeroboam in two ways in this passage. The Lord presents the man of God’s warning accompanied by the sign of the disfigurement of his hand when he tried to seize the ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Kings 12--Verse 7And (the old men) said to him, “If you will be a servant to this people today and serve them, and speak good words to them when you answer them, then they will be your servants forever.” Dear Rehoboam, Congrats on obtaining the Kingdom. May you reign in the grace of David and the wisdom of your father, Solomon. Thank you for consulting us regarding your new...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Kings 11–Verse 4For when Solomon was old his wives turned away his heart after other gods, and his heart was not wholly true   to the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his Father.A surprising end to the wisest man who ever lived. Solomon knew the outcome of turning to other gods. He had written the proverbs! But in the end, his desire for worldly pleasures left him wi...  Read More