Perfectly Imperfect Together

In Ezra 5 & 6, the enemy had temporarily halted God's plan and God's will for the rebuilding and restoration of His Temple - for worship to be restored. But God. In these chapters we witness God's strength, God's promise keeping power, and God's superiority. God wins - every time. We can see any and every circumstance we walk through in the view of God's might and His f...

In Ezra 3 & 4, in spite of the fear of the people who had settled in Jerusalem while the nation was in exile, they move forward in sacrifice and worship of God together - unified. They joyfully praise God, His goodness, and His faithful love. They do not let fears quench their faith and worship of God. With great opportunity for the Lord to advance comes opposition from the enemy. The enemy tr...

In Ezra 1 & 2, Israelites had been captive in exile for 70 years and the time had come for them to be released by Cyrus. It was prophesied that it would be Cyrus that would be the king to release them 200 years before Cyrus was even born. God keeps every promise. He is faithful. God knows our names and He has plans and purposes for our lives. It's up to us to trust Him and humble ourselves...

In 2 Chronicles 35 & 36, the chronicler walks us through the end of Josiah's reign as he brought worship and revival back to the land because he chose to seek the Lord and lead the nation under the authority of God. After his passing, 4 kings ruled and brought the nation further and further into sin and ultimately led them straight into exile. God sent warning after warning, but they refus...

In 2 Chronicles 34, Josiah takes over as king at the age of 8 years old. He seeks after God and desires the Lord and His ways by 16 and shortly after, he works to restore the Temple of God so the Lord can be worshipped appropriately in the land. In the restoration process, the Word of God is found in the Temple and Josiah is repentant and heartbroken at how far the nation had fallen from God and H...

God has gloriously amazing blessings He wants to pour into our lives as we await Jesus' mighty return to be used for His glory and His great Name. He doesn't want us to settle for less in the wait. He wants us to be all in and not distracted by all the little cows of life.

In 2 Chronicles 33, Hezekiah's son, Manasseh, takes over as king. Despite the miracles he witnessed from God during his father's reign, he chose to oppose God and worship false idols and false gods. He corrupted the worship of the Lord in the land. God sent judgment of discipline his way and humbled him greatly. God broke his pride and brought him to his knees. He cried out to God in since...

2 Chronicles 32, after revival had broke out in the land, the enemy came to try to halt it. We can always expect an attack from the enemy when there is revival in our lives. We need to be armed in prayer and in God's Word and ready for battle continuously. We never take the armor of God off. Hezekiah used great wisdom in preparations for the coming attack, but ultimately trusted in God for the...

Jesus came to earth and poured Himself out on the cross for each of us. He did it all just hoping we'd choose Him for life for eternity with Him. That's passionate love. He desires we know Him and experience Him personally. To do that, we need to allow space in our days and moments for Him. That's how roots grow - that's how our relationship grows - moment by moment in the presence...

In 2 Chronicles 30 & 31, Hezekiah restores God's calendar - God's heartbeat - to the land. Worship is restored and revival continues. He sends messengers out to invite all the tribes to return to the Lord and return to worship of the Lord. Some laughed, but the messengers didn't stop the mission. They kept running with the message - the invitation - to turn from sin and humbly turn...

In 2 Chronicles 29, Hezekiah takes over as king. He has a heart that is wholly and completely devoted to the Lord. He's all in. He gets rid of all the dead useless idols and restores the Temples, cleanses the nation, and brings back worship. In choosing to intentionally be all in for God, he changed the atmosphere of the entire nation. One person made a choice and the ripple affect spread to t...

In 2 Chronicles 27 & 28, Uzziah's son Jotham becomes the next king. He learned from his father's mistakes and followed the ways of the Lord. His son Ahaz, however, took over after him and there are few men in the Bible mentioned who were as strongly against God as Ahaz was. The nation deteriorated greatly under his leadership. Through all of the struggles and wars the nation faced, he...

In 2 Chronicles 26, we see king Uzziah and how he was a great king for the nation when he honored and served the Lord in all his ways. He started out great. He let pride and arrogance creep in and puff up his ego as his fame spread throughout the lands. He tried to act as both priest and king and only Jesus holds that role. 80 brave priests stand up to him as he tries to enter the Tabernacle and r...

In 2 Chronicles 25, after Joash led the kingdom into great revival by faithfully trusting God heart and soul, his son Amaziah is the next king to rule. Amaziah started out good, but faltered. He knew God's law and started out following His ways, but wasn't wholeheartedly devoted to God heart and soul and it showed in his leadership of the kingdom and led to a decline in the nation's re...

In 2 Chronicles 23 & 24, one man was brave enough to stand in faith against the evil that had infiltrated the kingdom for the last 6 years. The 7th year arrived and God moved. A descendant of David was back ruling the kingdom again. God's Temple was restored, worship was restored, and people had the opportunity to experience God and His presence again. All because one man was brave enough...

Zacchaeus was a notorious sinner, but he was desperate to meet Jesus. He sought after Jesus and therefore experienced a personal encounter with Him. He was desperate for Jesus. We need to be desperate for Jesus. Desperate to know Him. Desperate to hear Him. Desperate to experience Him. Jesus wants to be included in all of our moments. He wants us to know Him personally and intimately - just like H...

In 2 Chronicles 21 & 22, Jehoram takes over as king when his father dies. Through his wife, Satan breathes evil into the kingdom of Judah. Revival had broke out and Satan was not happy about it and tries to halt the lineage of David and the coming Messiah through this line. When he dies, his son takes over as king and is ruled by his mother - the same woman who continues breathing evil into th...

In 2 Chronicles 19 & 20, we learn that even in the hardest times through life, if we are open to trusting God, seeking Him passionately, hearing Him, and obeying His lead, He will get us through whatever we face. It doesn't promise it will be easy, but He will carry us through. It's a whole lot easier with Him carrying us than trying to go without Him. When we face struggles and challe...

In 2 Chronicles 17 & 18. Asa's son, Jehoshaphat, takes over as king of Judah. He followed the ways of David and lead the kingdom under God's authority and will. He took the Word of God to the towns and made sure the people of Judah had access to the Word. A revelation of God broke out as a result and it spread. Spending time with the Lord and in His Word impacts our lives as well as th...

In 2 Chronicles 15 & 16, king Asa receives a prophetic word from the Lord and responds by doing exactly what God wanted him to do. He seeks God. He cleanses the land of any and all false idols and false gods. He restored worship to the one and only true and living God. Because he intentionally sought God heart and soul, revival spread through the nation. One man is obedient, humble, and passio...

In 2 Chronicles 13 & 14, we see what happens when you choose to trust God. Abijah trusted God faithfully and God honored his faithfulness and gave him victory in the battle. Asa was king for 41 years and for 10 of those years there was total peace in the land because Asa chose to trust God completely - heart and soul - and followed His ways. Under Asa's rule, the nation faced an intense ba...

In 2 Chronicles 11 & 12, Rehoboam walks away from God so God lets him have is way and the whole nation crumbles. Nothing in the entire cosmos can or ever will separate us from God's love, but sin will separate us from His presence. Sin is harmful to us in every way. It is harmful to our soul, spirit, body, and to those around us. Jesus came to earth and gave us the remedy we need for sin -...

In 2 Chronicles 9 & 10, we see a huge contrast in what it looks like to follow and honor God in your life versus what it looks like to follow the advice of the foolish. The Queen of Sheba paid a visit to Solomon before the kingdom was passed on to his son Rehoboam. She was blown away by all that God had blessed Solomon with - both in wisdom and the material blessings. Rehoboam, however, allowe...

In 2 Chronicles 7 & 8, the nation again unites in one voice and dedicates the Temple of God. God's presence fills the Temple and they worship Him with song and voice, crying out "He is good! His faithful love endures forever!" This remains true today as well and will for all eternity. He is good - and His faithful love never ends and is bigger than we can humanly comprehend. The...

In 2 Chronicles 5 & 6, Solomon completes the building of the Temple of the Lord. His father, David, dreamt of this day and now Solomon has completed his father's dream. This had to have been an emotional moment for Solomon as the Temple is complete and dedicated wholly to the Lord. God is worshiped sincerely and wholeheartedly as the nation joins together in one voice - in unison - to prai...