HE SUCCEEDED TO THE THRONE Then Jehoshaphat, Asa’s son, became the next king. He strengthened Judah…. (2 Chronicles 17:1 NLT) Reading this passage this morning reminded me that we are all temporary in our role. We are all going to be succeeded by someone and we are successors of someone. We must all one day…
AT THAT TIME YOU TRUSTED IN THE LORD Don’t you remember what happened to the Ethiopians and Libyans and their vast army, with all of their chariots and charioteers? At that time you relied on the Lord, and he handed them over to you. (2 Chronicles 16:8 NLT) Depending on who I trust is how…
WHAT WAS PLEASING BEFORE GOD Asa did what was pleasing and good in the sight of the Lord his God. (2 Chronicles 14:2 NLT) Lord, on this day as I read my Bible, my prayer is that you will also help me, like King Asa, to do what is pleasing and good in your eyes….
WHEN HE SAW THE CHANGE OF ATTITUDE When the Lord saw their change of heart, he gave this message to Shemaiah: “Since the people have humbled themselves, I will not completely destroy them and will soon give them some relief. I will not use Shishak to pour out my anger on Jerusalem. (2 Chronicles 12:7…
THERE IS ALSO SOMETHING FOR YOU While he was still speaking to her, a messenger arrived from the home of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue. He told him, “Your daughter is dead. There’s no use troubling the Teacher now.”But when Jesus heard what had happened, he said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid. Just have…
HOW TO BOAST IN THE LORD But those who wish to boast should boast in this alone: that they truly know me and understand that I am the LORD who demonstrates unfailing love and who brings justice and righteousness to the earth, and that I delight in these things.I, the Lord, have spoken! (Jeremiah 9:24…
CLEVER FOOLS “…They are stupid children who have no understanding. They are clever enough at doing wrong, but they have no idea how to do right!” (Jeremiah 4:22 NLT) Can someone be intelligent and foolish at the same time? We can use intelligence in two ways: To do what is right or to do what…
I CAN’T BEAT GOD IN GIVING “King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba whatever she asked for—gifts of greater value than the gifts she had given him. Then she and all her attendants returned to their own land. (2 Chronicles 9:12 NLT) In reading this passage I see that queen Sheba was the first one…
DO NOT END UP ALONE FOR NOT KNOWING HOW TO LISTEN Now when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, saying: “What share have we in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to your tents, O Israel! Now see to…
THE GLORY OF THE LORD AND MY BODY “… and the glorious presence of the LORD filled the Temple. The priests could not enter the Temple of the LORD because the glorious presence of the LORD filled it..” (2 Chronicles 7:1-2 NLT) In this passage I can see that the temple was filled with the…