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Category Archives: discernment
plan A
Psalm 54 David had thought that he was in a good hiding place – a place where he could stay alive and away from Saul. Then things got interesting. The Ziphites turned him in. Now David is forced to rely … Continue reading
bright shiny spoils
2 Chronicles 25 The unnamed prophet asked Amaziah an obvious question: “Why have you sought the gods of the people who did not deliver their own people from your hand?” (15) Amaziah went from halfhearted devotion to God to absolute … Continue reading
Posted in Amaziah, animism, discernment, discipleship, faithfulness, idolatry
Tagged 2 Chronicles 25
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leader leaders
2 Chronicles 24 Joash appeared to be a great and faithful ruler, but once Jehoiada the priest dies, his true character is revealed, and his fate with it. While Jehoiada was alive, Joash concentrated on preserving and repairing God’s house, … Continue reading
boundaries crossed
2 Chronicles 18:1-19:3 In the complexities of this story, it is hard sometimes to remember the moral that the chronicler puts to it. The prophet Jehu addresses Jehoshaphat after he had returned from battle. Ahab had been killed as Micaiah … Continue reading
Posted in cooperation, discernment, Jehoshaphat
Tagged 2 Chronicles 18, 2 Chronicles 19
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while God sleeps
Psalm 44 The sons of Korah call upon the LORD to awake, and ask him why he is sleeping. While the LORD sleeps, his people are being slaughtered, and scattered among the nations (11). We now know that God’s plan … Continue reading
the earlier ways
2 Chronicles 17 Jehoshaphat’s reforms were more extensive than Asa’s. He not only took away the high places that had been used for idolatry, but he sent a company to teach the commandments of the Law to his people. The … Continue reading
if we could see
Psalm 29 If we could see all that the LORD is doing right now across the globe and throughout the universe, then we would spontaneously worship, just as the angels in heaven do. We have blinded ourselves with limited and … Continue reading
free to say ‘no’
1 Chronicles 27 In addition to providing for the temple that his son would build, David also appointed military and civilian leadership for Solomon’s administration. Once the LORD had secured David’s position as king, David took advantage of the honor … Continue reading
Posted in commitment, David, discernment, leadership, Solomon
Tagged 1 Chronicles 27
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guard us from this generation
Psalm 12 This community lament is the result of a people who look for leaders they can trust, and discover that they have disappeared. The people are forced to pray to God for protection, not just from foreign enemies, but … Continue reading
good ideas
1 Chronicles 13 Transporting the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem was a good ide, but even good ideas can go wrong. The presence of God was symbolized by the ark. The punishment of Uzzah was God’s way of saying … Continue reading
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