Category: daily meditations

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…

SCRIPTURE: 2 Chronicles 30 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Most of those who came from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun had not purified themselves. But King Hezekiah prayed for them, and they were allowed to eat the Passover meal anyway, even though this was contrary to the requirements of the Law. For Hezekiah said, “May the Lord, who is good, pardon…

SCRIPTURE: 2 Chronicles 29 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: So the Temple of the Lord was restored to service. And Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because of what God had done for the people, for everything had been accomplished so quickly. [2 Chronicles 29:35-36] I am reflecting on the words “restored to service”. In this chapter Hezekiah enacts a national repentance, a…

SCRIPTURE: 2 Chronicles 28 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The king took the various articles from the Temple of God and broke them into pieces. He shut the doors of the Lord’s Temple so that no one could worship there, and he set up altars to pagan gods in every corner of Jerusalem. He made pagan shrines in all the towns…

There are two chapters assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: 2 Chronicles 27 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: King Jotham became powerful because he was careful to live in obedience to the Lord his God. [2 Chronicles 27:6] What would it sound like if I were to insert my name into this sentence: Norman became powerful because he was careful to live in obedience to…

There are two chapters assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: 2 Chronicles 26 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Uzziah sought God during the days of Zechariah, who taught him to fear God. And as long as the king sought guidance from the Lord, God gave him success. [2 Chronicles 26:5] But when he had become powerful, he also became proud, which led to his downfall….

SCRIPTURE: 2 Chronicles 25 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Amaziah did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, but not wholeheartedly. [2 Chronicles 25:2] Did what was pleasing… but not wholeheartedly. It seems that Amaziah was aware of God’s rules, but he was not wholeheartedly committed to them. In today’s passage, he shows signs of goodness (does not kill children for parent’s crimes,…

SCRIPTURE: 2 Chronicles 24 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Then a proclamation was sent throughout Judah and Jerusalem, telling the people to bring to the Lord the tax that Moses, the servant of God, had required of the Israelites in the wilderness. This pleased all the leaders and the people, and they gladly brought their money and filled the chest with…

SCRIPTURE: 2 Chronicles 23 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Then Jehoiada and his sons brought out Joash, the king’s son, placed the crown on his head, and presented him with a copy of God’s laws. They anointed him and proclaimed him king, and everyone shouted, “Long live the king!” [2 Chronicles 23:11] In this chapter we see an anticipation of what God will…

SCRIPTURE: 2 Chronicles 22 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Ahaziah also followed the evil example of King Ahab’s family, for his mother encouraged him in doing wrong. He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, just as Ahab’s family had done. They even became his advisers after the death of his father, and they led him to ruin. [2 Chronicles 22:3-4] Every…