Daily Devotional

I finished reading 2 Kings the other day and although I could relate to all the congitive information, I was struggling to find a deep spiritual connection with what I was reading. But I learned some interesting things. It seemed like the evil kings lived shorter lives than the ones who did right in the Lord's eye. And it also seems like the mothers of the evil kings were mentioned more than the ones who did right. Made me take note of the influence those moms had on their sons. Also, it was of interest to learn that Joram, King of Israel and Ahaziah, King of Judah fough against Haziel, king of Syria together. I wondered why they would do that as they were usually on opposing sides of a battle. And then it said that Ahaziah went and visited Joram because he was sick. It made me look back and discover that they were brother-in-laws descending from Ahab, an evil king. Sometimes I forget that people and families were the same then as they are now. 

Then I started reading in 1 Chronicles. And the first 11 chapters are all about descendants starting with Adam. It made me think about a conversation I had with a friend who was reading a book about the life of Corrie Ten Boom. She was talking about the amazing importance of the Word of God. She said, "If all you had was a page torn out of the first chapters of 1 Chronicles and you hid it in a laundry basket and could only sneak it out every so often to read it, what kind of impact would it have?"

I thought about that and realized that as I read through those first chapters, I recognized names and could attach them to the lives of those men and how the Lord used them (or didn't). The Word of God came alive because I had been spending time with the Lord and learning His love and character through His people. They weren't just names in a line of descendents. They were real people with real lives.

So I guess what I continue to learn and pray you are too, is that the Word of God is stronger than any two-edged sword, rightly dividing the Word of Truth."  No matter how tiny of a patch we meditate on,  it teaches, inspires, exhorts and molds us into the Lord's image. 


Speak O Lord - Keith Getty and Stuart Townend

Verse 1
Speak O Lord as we come to You
To receive the food of Your holy word
Take Your truth plant it deep in us
Shape and fashion us in Your likeness
That the light of Christ might be seen today
In our acts of love and our deeds of faith
Speak O Lord and fulfill in us
All Your purposes for Your glory

Verse 2
Teach us Lord full obedience
Holy reverence true humility
Test our thoughts and our attitudes
In the radiance of Your purity
Cause our faith to rise
Cause our eyes to see
Your majestic love and authority
Words of power that can never fail
Let their truth prevail over unbelief

Verse 3
Speak O Lord and renew our minds
Help us grasp the heights of Your plans for us
Truths unchanged from the dawn of time
That will echo down through eternity
And by grace we'll stand on Your promises
And by faith we'll walk as You walk with us
Speak O Lord till Your church is built
And the earth is filled with Your glory

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