Author: Norm

There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: Ecclesiastes 3 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. [Ecclesiastes 1:1] God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning…

There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: Ecclesiastes 4 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm….

There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: Ecclesiastes 2 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: So I decided there is nothing better than to enjoy food and drink and to find satisfaction in work. Then I realized that these pleasures are from the hand of God. For who can eat or enjoy anything apart from him? God gives wisdom, knowledge,…

There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: Ecclesiastes 1 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: I observed everything going on under the sun, and really, it is all meaningless—like chasing the wind. What is wrong cannot be made right. What is missing cannot be recovered. [Ecclesiastes 1:14-15] The Teacher is not very hopeful; from his point of view, there is no…

SCRIPTURE: 2 Chronicles 36 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The Lord, the God of their ancestors, repeatedly sent his prophets to warn them, for he had compassion on his people and his Temple. But the people mocked these messengers of God and despised their words. They scoffed at the prophets until the Lord’s anger could no longer be restrained and nothing…

SCRIPTURE: 2 Chronicles 35 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: After Josiah had finished restoring the Temple, King Neco of Egypt led his army up from Egypt to do battle at Carchemish on the Euphrates River, and Josiah and his army marched out to fight him. But King Neco sent messengers to Josiah with this message: “What do you want with me,…

SCRIPTURE: 2 Chronicles 34 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: You were sorry and humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this city and its people. You humbled yourself and tore your clothing in despair and wept before me in repentance. And I have indeed heard you, says the Lord. [2 Chronicles 34:27] Am I really sorry? Do I really feel…

SCRIPTURE: 2 Chronicles 33 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: But while in deep distress, Manasseh sought the Lord his God and sincerely humbled himself before the God of his ancestors. And when he prayed, the Lord listened to him and was moved by his request. So the Lord brought Manasseh back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh finally realized…

SCRIPTURE: 2 Chronicles 32 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Be strong and courageous! Don’t be afraid or discouraged because of the king of Assyria or his mighty army, for there is a power far greater on our side! He may have a great army, but they are merely men. We have the Lord our God to help us and to fight…

SCRIPTURE: 2 Chronicles 31 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The people of Israel responded immediately and generously by bringing the first of their crops and grain, new wine, olive oil, honey, and all the produce of their fields. [2 Chronicles 31:5] When Hezekiah and his officials came and saw these huge piles, they thanked the Lord and his people Israel! [2 Chronicles 31:8] In all…