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  • May 13 – Solomon Builds the Temple

    Reading 1 Kings 5:1-9; 2 Chron. 2:1, 3-16 1 Kings 5:10-18; 2 Chron. 2:2, 17-18 1 Kings 6:1; 2 Chron. 3:1-2 1 Kings 6:11-13, 2 1 Kings 6:9b, 18; 2 Chron. 3:5-7a 1 Kings 6:7 2 Chron. 3:4 1 Kings 6:4-6, 8, 10; 2 Chron. 3:9b 1 Kings 6:16-17, 19-22; 2 Chron. 3:8-9a 1 Kings…

  • May 12 – Recognizing the Value of Wisdom

    Reading 1 Kings 2:13-46; 3:1; 9:16; 3:2-3 2 Chron. 1:2-6 1 Kings 3:5-28  Devotional Solomon has taken over for his father David, who recently died. His first few recorded actions as king are to deal with problems that arose prior to his taking the throne. Solomon had his brother Adonijah executed because Adonijah asked to…

  • April 22 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 4)

    Reading Psalm 61; 62; 64; 69 Devotional As we journey through the Psalms, our daily focus is upon what we learn of GOD. Today we learn that GOD: Has been my refuge and strong tower against the foe. Has heard my vows and given me the heritage of those who fear His name. Provides rest…

  • April 16 – The Discipline of GOD

    Reading 2 Sam. 21:1-14; 24:1-9 1 Chron. 21:1-30; 22:1-19 Psalm 30 Devotional In today’s reading GOD punished Israel for some specific sins which were committed. The first occurred during King Saul’s lifetime when he attempted to kill all the Gibeonites whom Joshua had made a covenant to protect hundreds of years earlier. As a result GOD sent…

  • March 21 – Don’t be Quick to Promise

    Reading Judg. 10:1-12:12 Devotional After Gideon’s son Abimelech died, Tola and then Jair led Israel as judges for a period of time. Then the Israelites reverted back to their evil ways and GOD sent the Ammonites to oppress them. After 18 years they cried out to GOD but this time GOD’s response was different than…

  • March 22 – The Loyalty of Ruth

    Reading Ruth 1:1-4:22 Devotional During the time of the judges there was an Israelite named Elimelech. Elimelech had a wife named Naomi and two sons. There was a famine in the land of Israel and Elimelech moved his family to the land of Moab to find food. While in Moab, Elimelech died. Elimelech’s sons married…

  • March 29 – Wait on GOD

    Reading 1 Sam. 13:1; 14:49-51 1 Chron. 9:35-44 1 Sam. 13:2-14:45 Devotional King Saul had an army of 3,000 soldiers. He put his son Jonathan over 1,000 of them. Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at a place called Geba. The Philistines gathered their army of 3,000 chariots, six thousand charioteers, and too many soldiers to…

  • January 30 – Animal Sacrifices

    Reading Ex. 29:1-31:11, 18 Devotional As part of the covenant with Israel, GOD told Moses to have the priests offer numerous animals as sacrifices unto Him. In order for the children of Israel to have a covenant relationship with GOD they had to continuously kill animals and offer them as sacrifices before GOD. This was…

  • January 9 – When GOD Tests

    Reading Gen. 22:1-23:20 Devotional Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham…(Gen. 22:1 NKJV) GOD told Abraham to sacrifice Isaac upon the altar at a mountain called Moriah. What specifically was the test here? The test was to see how strong Abraham’s faith would be. Would Abraham love GOD more than…

  • April 8 – The Ark Returns to Jerusalem

    Reading 2 Sam. 6:12a 1 Chron. 15:1-16:36 Psalm 105; 96 Devotional David was reminded of the ark of the covenant when someone told him that the house of Obed-Edom had prospered in everything since the ark had been in their home. Once David finished building his own buildings in Jerusalem he prepared a place for…