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…
welcome by grace alone
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…
restored to service
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…
the right kind of zeal
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…
what on earth is God doing?
God’s Mission, what on earth God is doing! Do you think of God as on a mission? Do you see God as active in the world, or passive? And if God is active, what is it that God is doing? I believe that God is on a mission; I believe that God is active in…
obeying Jesus’ Law
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…
the downfall of pride
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….
with all my heart
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,…
gladly bring my money?
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…
the King revealed… in me!
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…