Devotionals

Our Expectations and Pride Can Keep Us From the Blessing of God — 2 Kings 5:9-14 This great general, who is highly esteemed by the king of Aram, has leprosy. He comes with great wealth to Elisha to be healed. 2 Kings 5:9-10 (NIV84) "So Naaman went with his horses and...

God Wants Us to Come to Him — 2 Kings 1:3-4, 8, 16-17 He is a jealous God. King Ahaziah falls and hurts himself badly. He sends messengers to inquire of the "god" of Ekron to know if he will recover or if he will die. God sends Elijah to meet those messengers. 2 Kings...

Have You Ever Been Overwhelmed? Looking at the situations around you and not seeing how you will overcome? Jehoshaphat found himself there. In fact, three nations had rallied armies to attack, and they vastly outnumbered him. I love what he does. He calls all the...

What Is the Best Way for Leaders to Judge Fairly? — 2 Chronicles 19:4-7, 9-10 2 Chronicles 19:4-6 (NIV84) "Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, and he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and turned them back to the Lord, the God of...

Which Voices Are We Listening to? — 1 Kings 22:4-8, 13-18. Ahab asks Judah to help him fight against Aram. 1 Kings 22:4-7 (NIV84) So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth Gilead?”  Jehoshaphat replied to the king of Israel, “I am as you...

Letting Jezebel Call the shots costs Ahab his Posterity. — 2 Kings 21:7,25-29, Psalm 51:17. But what is God's response to Ahab? This story gives us a window into Jezebel's ongoing wickedness. Ahab wanted Naboth's vineyard, but he won't sell as it was a generational...