Posts with the tag “1-kings”

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

Daily Devotional from 1 Kings 10--Verses 23-24Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom. And the whole earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put into his mind.What a blessed man Solomon was, he had all you could ask for and yet he blew it!! There is a key detail I think Solomon forgot which led to his downfall. Solomon forgot tha...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Kings 9–Verse 12But when Hiram came from Tyre to see the cities thatSolomon had given him, they did not please him.In exchange for all the materials, labor and gold that KingHiram generously provided for the building of the temple,Solomon gifted him twenty “valueless” cities, which Hiram took as an insult. Perhaps Solomon’s financial resources were depleted and he had only ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Kings 9–Verse 12But when Hiram came from Tyre to see the cities thatSolomon had given him, they did not please him.In exchange for all the materials, labor and gold that KingHiram generously provided for the building of the temple,Solomon gifted him twenty “valueless” cities, which Hiram took as an insult. Perhaps Solomon’s financial resources were depleted and he had only ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Kings 7–In this chapter, King Solomon is building his palace in extravagance and splendor! In some ways, this seems a little selfish. Why does he need all that for himself? But I’m going to go out on a limb here and suggest that this grand building project wasn’t about himself at all; it was about someone who was to come.Remember who descended from the line of David? The gr...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Kings 6--Verse 7When the house was built, it was with stone prepared at the quarry, so that neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron was heard in the house while it was being built.Have you ever wondered why there were so many exact specifications that needed to be followed in building the temple? Just one of the restrictions is listed in the verse above. Whatever the re...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Kings 5–Verse 5And so I intend to build a house for the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord said to David my father, ‘Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, shall build the house for my name.’Although David desperately wanted to see a house built for the Lord, it would be his son who would build it. Solomon benefited greatly from the peace that David toile...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Kings 4--Verses 29-30And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding beyond measure, and breadth of mind like the sand on the seashore, so that Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the people of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.We have a wealth of information at our fingertips today –we can learn anything online! But knowledge is not the same as wisdom. Knowledge ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Kings 3--Verse 26He shall be neither mine nor yours. The phrase “misery loves company” means that if someone is miserable, they want others to be miserable as well so they can feel better about themselves. And since the lady in this story already lost a baby, she didn’t particularly mind if the other lost hers as well. Unfortunately, life is full of these kinds of people. T...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Kings 2–Verse 3b…‘If your sons pay close attention to their way, to walk before me in faithfulness with all their heart and with all their soul, you shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.’David wanted his children to serve God and rule in righteousness. But they didn’t have the same heart for God. Solomon was given everything and all wisdom, and yet he repeatedly fai...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Kings 1-- Verse 17She said to him, “My lord, you swore to your servant by the Lord your God, saying, ‘Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’" Adonijah thought he could easily take control of the kingdom without David’s blessing and the priests’ anointing. But Nathaniel and Bathsheba reminded David that he had promised to make Solomon king. It...  Read More

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 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 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 Devotionals from 1 King 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 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, Congratulations on obtaining the Kingdom. May you reign in the grace of David and in the wisdom of your father, Solomon. You have consulted us regarding your...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Kings 10--Verses 23-24Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom. And the whole earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put into his mind.What a blessed man Solomon was, he had all you could ask for and yet he blew it!! There is a key detail I think Solomon forgot which led to his downfall. Solomon forgot tha...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Kings 8--Verse 66 (CSB)On the fifteenth day [Solomon] sent the people away. So they blessed the king and went to their homes rejoicing and with happy hearts for all the goodness that the Lord had done for his servant David and for his people Israel.God officially dwells in the Temple! His glory filled the temple with a dark cloud and ALL OF ISRAEL was present to witness it!...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Kings 6--Verse 7When the house was built, it was with stone prepared at the quarry, so that neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron was heard in the house while it was being built.Have you ever wondered why there were so many exact specifications that needed to be followed in building the temple? Just one of the restrictions is listed in the verse above.Whatever the rea...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Kings 4--Verses 29-30And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding beyond measure, and breadth of mind like the sand on the seashore, so that Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the people of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.We have a wealth of information at our fingertips today – between Google and YouTube, we can learn anything. But knowledge is not the same...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 Kings 3--Verse 26He shall be neither mine nor yours. The phrase “misery loves company” means that if someone is miserable, they want others to be miserable as well so they can feel better about themselves. And since the lady in this story already lost a baby, she didn’t particularly mind if the other lost hers as well. Unfortunately, life is full of these kinds of people. T...  Read More

Daily Devotionals from 1 Kings 1-- Verse 17She said to him, “My lord, you swore to your servant by the Lord your God, saying, ‘Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’" Adonijah thought he could easily take control of the kingdom without David’s blessing and the priests’ anointing. But Nathaniel and Bathsheba reminded David that he had promised to make Solomon king. I...  Read More