Devotionals

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...

Ever Feeling Like Giving Up? 1 Kings 19:4-5, 9, 15-16 Elijah did. He had warned Ahab 3 years earlier. God brought a famine and protected and provided for Elijah. Ahab was looking everywhere to find and kill Elijah because he called out Ahab’s sin in allowing Jezabell...

God does keep His promises both for good and for justice. The mighty city of Nineveh had outdone themselves in their sin against God. Their murder, sorceries, destruction of other peoples, their adding to their treasures and their self-assurance with their...

God Keeps His Promises, Both for Good and for Judgment. — 1 Kings 16:34, 2 Chronicles 7:13-14 Reading through 1 Kings this morning, I was struck by the number of leadership changes in Israel. With phrases like 'he sinned worse then his fathers before him.' Then God...

Leaders, Do We Want God's Blessings? We Should Learn From Jehoshaphat. — 2 Chronicles 17:3-4, 6-7, 9-10 2 Chronicles 17:3–4, 6 (NIV84) "The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because in his early years he walked in the ways his father David had followed. He did not consult the...

When Presented with a New Challenge, Will We Trust God or Man? — 2 Chronicles 16:7-9 Asa had trusted God and won a great victory and peace for a long time. Then, God allowed another challenge to arise. This time, Asa took all his treasure from the temple and paid off...