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 Hanu...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Chronicles 17—Verse 27Now you have been pleased the 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 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. And, it’s easy to go thr...  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 r...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Chronicles 9--Verse 27And [The Sons of Korah] lodged around the house of God, for on them lay the duty of watching, and they had charge of opening it every morning…When the Israelites were allowed to return to Israel after the Exile, a specific clan of Levites was given the duty of guarding the Temple and leading in the preparation of the Sabbath. The Sons of Korah were ess...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Chronicles 7--Verse 20The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, and Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son.Sometimes keeping track of people in the Bible can be difficult, especially when they have the same name. Consider the name Mary. There is Mary the mother of Jesus, Mary the sister of Lazarus, and Mary Magdalene to name a few. Joash was a name given to di...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Chronicles 6—Verse 64So the people of Israel gave the Levites the cities with their pasturelands.When the Israelites took possession of the Promised Land, and the land was portioned out among the tribes, every tribe except Levi received an allotment of land. Was this a punishment to their tribe for some reason? Not at all. God required the other tribes to provide cities for...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Chronicles 4--Verse 10Jabez called on the God of Israel The name Jabez means pain. Apparently, his mother wanted her son to have a constant reminder that he caused her pain on the day of his birth. How is that for a stigma!? “You cause pain.”“You make me sad.”“You will never bring joy to anyone’s life.” Most of us know about the devastating effects our words can have on a y...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Chronicles 1--Verse 34Abraham fathered Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.Reading these genealogies is like a recap of all we’ve read this year. As you read, stop at the names you remember from past reading and reflect on their story. These first two chapters of 1 Chronicles remind me of learning about my own family history. As a kid, I loved hearing my grandparents’...  Read More

Today we strike out for the book of Chronicles. And although we are only midway in our annual reading (journey), we have almost covered the entire chronology of the Old Testament! As we will see, the time of the prophets takes place during the time of Kings/Chronicles.1 Chronicles is mainly a retelling of the life of David. And 2 Chronicles is a retelling of the story of Kings, but only David's de...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 Kings 24--Verse 2And the Lord sent against him bands of the Chaldeans and bands of the Syrians and bands of the Moabites and bands of the Ammonites, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord that he spoke by his servants the prophets.God always keeps His Word and sometimes He even brings calamity to people. This is a concept that is hard t...  Read More