Meditating The Word

Today on Meditating the Word, we read about Amaziah King of Judah and Jeroboan II King of Israel, the slaughter of the Edomites, the defeat of Judah by Israel, and the death of Amaziah. This is Day 187. Today we are reading 2nd Kings 14 and 2nd Chronicles 25 ---- Father God, it boggles the mind that Amaziah would take the gods of Edom -- the people you helped him defeat -- and bow down to them. We...

Today on Meditating the Word, Joash repairs the temple, Jehoahaz reigns over Israel for 17 years, followed by Jehoash, Elisha dies; Jehoidah dies and Joash turns away from the Lord and is killed. This is Day 185. Today we are reading 2nd Kings 9-11 ---- Father God, again we see the importance of who we listen to. Centuries later, Jesus would say to be careful what you hear and how you hear it. As...

Today on Meditating the Word, Jehu is anointed King of Israel, Joram and Ahaziah are killed, Jezebel and all of Ahab's family are killed. The servants of Baal are killed. Athaliah seizes the throne briefly, then 7 year old Joash is anointed King.  This is Day 185. Today we are reading 2nd Kings 9-11 ---- Father God, I'm reminded of the Apostle Paul's words to Timothy -- to not let anyone belittle...

Today on Meditating the Word, Naaman is healed of leprosy, an axhead floats, Elisha is surrounded by chariots of fire, there is famine in Samaria, the Shunammite's land is restored, and Hazael murders Ben-Hadad. This is Day 184. Today we are reading The Second Book of Kings, chapters 5-8 ---- Father God, Thank you for your word, and thank you for showing us your heart. You are faithful to your wor...

Today on Meditating the Word, the Lord passes judgement on Ahaziah, Elijah is taken up to heaven, Elisha heals the water, a band of boys is killed by bears, Moab revolts, the widows oil is multiplied, the Shunammite's son is restored to life, deadly soup is made heathy, and food is multiplied for a hundred. This is Day 183. Today we are reading The Second Book of Kings, chapters 1-4 ---- Father Go...

Today on Meditating the Word, we read the vision and prophecy of Obadiah concerning Edom, and we pray psalms of Asaph. This is Day 182. Today we are reading The Book of Obadiah and praying Psalms 82 and 83. ---- Father God, You are most high. We know that judgement day is coming, Father. Although you are merciful beyond our comprehension, there will come a day when we will get what we have chosen....

Today on Meditating the Word, Jehoshaphat appoints judges, and defeats Moab and Ammon, after his death, his son Jehoram reigns for 8 years, then his son Ahaziah is king for only 1 year. His mother Athaliah seizes the throne, but is replaced by Joash, the king's son.  This is Day 181. Today we are reading 2nd Chronicles 19-23 ---- Father God, You are faithful and true to Your Word. Even with all of...

Today on Meditating the Word, Judah and Israel join to fight the Syrians, , Micaiah prophesies against Ahab, Ahab is defeated and killed in battle and his son Ahaziah reigns over Israel. This is Day 180. Today we are reading 1st Kings 22 and 2nd Chronicles 18 ---- Father God, help us to be bold and unafraid, like Micaiah, and speak only Your Word. It is so easy to back down from the truth when we...

Today on Meditating the Word, Ahab battles the Syrians, a prophet condemns Ahab, Naboth is murdered for his vineyard and Elijah pronounces God's sentence on Ahab and Jezebel. This is Day 179. Today we are reading 1st Kings 20-21 ---- Father God, you show mercy even to the unmerciful. Still, we turn from you and your ways and try to do things on our own, according to our own understanding. Help us,...

Today on Meditating the Word we read about Elijah's prophecy of drought, the widow of Zarephath, Elijah's raises the widow's son from death, Elijah and the prophets of Baal, the drought ends, Elijah flees from Jezebel, Elijah meets God at Mount Horeb, and Elisha becomes a disciple of Elijah. This is Day 178. Today we are reading 1st Kings 17-19 ---- Father God, Your provision is amazing. How can w...

Today on Meditating the Word, Elah reigns over Israel, Zimri conspires against Elah and is killed, Omri reigns over Israel and builds Samaria, after his death, Ahab reigns over Israel, and Jehoshaphat reigns over Judah. This is Day 177. Today we are reading 1st Kings 16 and 2nd Chronicles 17 ---- Father God, we thank you for your word, and for the examples of steadfast faith of many of the kings o...

Today on Meditating the Word, Abijam's reign over Judah, Asa's reign over Judah, war between Asa and Baasha, Nadab's reign over Israel and Baasha's reign over Israel. Judah defeats the Ethiopians, Azariah's prophecy, Asa's aliance with Syria, and his death. This is Day 176. Today we are reading 1st Kings 15 and 2nd Chronicles 13-16 ---- Father God, Over and over again we see that when Your people...

Today on Meditating the Word, Rehoboam takes bad advice, Israel revolts and the kingdom divides, Judah and Benjamin are fortified, the Levites support Rehoboam, Egypt attacks Judah, and Rehoboam dies.  This is Day 175. Today we are reading 2nd Chronicles 10-12 ---- Father God, help us to always seek you first. When we live in Your Presence, we are blessed. But when we follow after our own wisdom,...

Today on Meditating the Word, the Kingdom of Israel is divided; Jeroboam reigns over Israel and Rehoboam reigns over Judah. Jeroboam makes golden calves; the strange tale of a man of God from Judah; and Jeroboam dies.  This is Day 174. Today we are reading 1st Kings 12-14 ---- Father God, From Rehoboam, we learn the importance of seeking -- and heeding -- wise counsel, and not just looking for som...

Today on Meditating the Word, we finish the book of Proverbs with the sayings of Augur, the sayings of Lemuel's Mother, and the Proverbs 31 woman. This is Day 173. Today we are reading Proverbs 30 and 31 ---- Father God, like the Proverbs 31 woman, may we do good and not harm all the days of our lives. May we arm ourselves with strength, and recognize the value of our work. May we help the poor an...

Today on Meditating the Word, the Queen of Sheba visits Solomon, Solomon sins against God, adversaries arise against Solomon, Jereboam's reign is prophesided, and the death of Solomon. This is Day 172. Today we are reading 1st Kings 10 and 11 and 2nd Chronicles 9 ---- Father God, for all of his wisdom, Solomon still made a terrible mistake. He took foreign wives, and followed after their gods. It'...

Today on Meditating the Word, Solomon compares Wisdom and Folly, and discusses the inequities of life, obedience to rulers, accepting life as it comes, observations of wisdom, the value of diligence, youth and old age and advice to the young. This is Day 171. Today we will finish reading the book of Ecclesiastes. ---- Father God, it all boils down to walking in Your Word, in Your truth. Nothing we...

Today on Meditating the Word, Solomon discusses the vanity in everything, in seeking wisdom, in self-indulgence, in folly and toil; he talks about the seasons of everything in life, our God-given tasks and the value of friendship and compares wisdom and folly. This is Day 170. Today we are reading Ecclesiastes 1-6 ---- Father God, such a lesson in matters of the heart, and in our motives. Working...

Today on Meditating the Word, we read further wise sayings of Solomon, the wicked and the righteous are contrasted. This is Day 168. Today we are reading Proverbs 25-26 ---- Father God, the proverbs speak a lot about humility. It's easy to look at our accomplishments and build ourselves up. It's considered good and healthy to praise ourselves, but that's not what Your Word says. It says we aren't...

Today on Meditating the Word, we continue with lessons of wisdom from the Book of Proverbs. This is Day 168. Today we are reading Proverbs 25-26 ---- Father God, So many simple lessons of wisdom are in the Book of Proverbs. Many of them seem common sense, but common sense often seems to be rare. My key take away from today's scriptures are to not be lazy. Your word tells us that the man who doesn'...

Today on Meditating the Word, the Lord appears to Solomon a second time, Solomon builds other cities, and Solomon moves his wife into the house he built for her.  This is Day 167. Today we are reading 1st Kings 9 and 2nd Chronicles 8 ---- Father God, it's interesting that Solomon wouldn't allow his wife, the daughter of Pharoah, to live in the presence of the Ark of the Covenant because it was hol...

Today on Meditating the Word, we pray a Psalm of Ascents, and the final songs and Psalms.  This is Day 166. Today we are reading Psalms 134, and 146-150 ---- Father God, we give you praise. We sing praises to you. And we praise you with dancing. Who are we, yet, you take pleasure in us. You have lifted us up, not because we deserve it, but because of your mercy and lovingkindness. We will praise y...

Today on Meditating the Word, Solomon offers a prayer of dedication, the temple is dedicated, the Lord appears to Solomon and we pray Psalm 136. This is Day 165. Today we are reading 2 Chronicles 6 & 7 and Psalm 136 ---- Father God, your lovingkindness does endure forever, and we give thanks to you, Father. Just as the Psalmist rehearsed all of the victories and blessings, everything that you had...

Today on Meditating the Word, the Ark is brought to the temple, Solomon prays a prayer of dedication, and the temple is dedicated. This is Day 164. Today we are reading 1st Kings 8 and 2 Chronicles 5 ---- Father God, we try to imagine the sound of 120 trumpets and hundreds of singers praising you... and our imagination falls short. We try to imagine your glory entering the temple, so heavy that th...

Today on Meditating the Word, Solomon builds his house, and the furnishings of the temple are constructed. This is Day 162. Today we are reading 1st Kings 7 and 2 Chronicles 4 ---- Father God, we thank you for your Word. We thank you for the record of the building of your temple, the care and craftsmanship that went into it, the abundance of gold and fine things. And we are reminded, Father, to no...