Tag: Baal
August 12 – GOD Rebukes False Prophets
Reading Jer. 23:9-40 Devotional Jeremiah was incredibly distraught by the ongoing messages of the false prophets. He said: 9 My heart within me is broken Because of the prophets; All my bones shake. I am like a drunken man, And like a man whom wine has overcome, Because of the LORD, And because of His…
July 29 – Three Examples of GOD’s Wisdom
Reading Jer. 10:1-12:17 Devotional For today’s devotional I will focus on three examples of GOD’s wisdom and greatness which are contained in this reading. These chapters contain a wealth of information and insight into GOD and His character. It is nearly impossible to capture all of the lessons we could learn within one short devotional,…
July 11 – Manasseh Leads Judah to Sin
Reading 2 Kings 20:21b; 21:1-9, 16, 10-15 Devotional When Hezekiah died, his son Manasseh became king at the young age of 12. Hezekiah had walked closely with GOD and done tremendous good in leading Judah back from idolatry. Sadly, all the good that he did was undone by his son Manasseh. Manasseh reigned 55 years…
June 19 – GOD Stands Ever Ready to Forgive
Reading Hos. 10:1-15; 11:1-13:16; 14:1-9 2 Kings 14:17; 2 Chron. 25:26-28 2 Kings 14:21; 15:1-2; 2 Chron. 26:1, 3 2 Chron. 26:4-5 2 Kings 15:4 2 Chron. 26:2, 6-10, 15, 11-14 Devotional Despite GOD’s wrath towards His rebellious children and His firmness of intent to punish them for their sins, He remains ever ready for them…
June 12 – Joash Becomes King of Judah
Reading 2 Chron. 22:10-12 2 Kings 10:18-28, 30, 29, 31 2 Chron. 23:1-11 2 Kings 11:13-16 2 Chron. 23:16-21 2 Kings 12:2-3 Devotional Yesterday we read how Jehu killed Ahaziah, king of Judah. Ahaziah’s mother, Athaliah, forcefully took control of the throne and killed the entire royal family of Judah. But one boy, Joash, was…
June 4 – Elijah’s Roller Coaster
Reading 1 Kings 17:1-24; 18:1-46; 19:1-21 Devotional Today’s reading begins our look at the prophet Elijah. A lot happened in this reading so our devotional is more lengthy than usual, but this is among my favorite stories in GOD’s word. The recorded account of Elijah begins with GOD sending him to Ahab, king of Israel,…