TRUE JUSTICE He appointed judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city, and said to the judges, “Consider what you do, for you judge not for man but for the LORD. He is with you in giving judgment. Now then, let the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for there is no injustice with the LORD our God, or partiality or taking bribes.” —II Chronicles 19:5-7             Those who are judges, or anyone in authority, need to understand where that authority comes from. They are not to have some self-centered, sinful and egotistical power trip. Nor are they to be…

HE KNOWS! For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him. —II Chronicles 16:9 Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. —John 14:23             Our Lord knows everything and everyone!   Wow… this is hard for us to understand in our finite minds. But His Word is clear— “Lord, you know all things” (John 21:17) and “Lord, you know everyone’s heart” (Acts 1:24). He knows you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsccUg4TDd8             He knows…

EVIL IS TO NOT SET OUR HEART TO SEEK THE LORD And he did evil, for he did not set his heart to seek the LORD. —II Chronicles 12:14             We are told in the verse above that Rehoboam did evil. How is it that he did evil? It was because “he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.” When we do not set our hearts to seek the Lord we are doing evil. Here’s why— “You shall have no other gods before Me” (Exodus 20:3). If the Lord is not first in or hearts, first in our devotion, our first love or top priority in our lives……

GOD IS ALWAYS GOOD AND LOVING (WHETHER YOU BELIEVE IT OR NOT) “For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.” —II Chronicles 7:3             Do you truly believe God is good? Do you truly believe that, as His follower, He has steadfast love toward you forever? This fallen, sinful world’s evil circumstances Satan loves to scheme and use to discourage those who follow Jesus. Never forget that we do live in a sin infested, dark world and that Satan prowls around in that darkness like a lion seeking who he can destroy (I Peter 5:8).   By the way, that verse is written to believers!             God gives…

DIE TO LIVE! Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him. —John 12:24-26  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yBzIt_z8oY             Are you a grain of wheat that has died? If not, then you will remain alone, but if you have died then you will bear much fruit. This is to…

THE REQUEST OF GOD YOU HAVE Give me now wisdom and knowledge to go out and come in before this people, for who can govern this people of yours, which is so great? —II Chronicles 1:10 At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you… So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours? —I Kings 3:5, 9             You have probably heard the fable about the genie offering three wishes to be granted.…

GIVE THANKS AND PRAISE TO GOD! David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, saying, “Praise be to you, Lord, the God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all. Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all. Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name. —I…

NO NEED TO FEAR DEATH! Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?”  She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.” —John 11:25-27             You fear death? If you know Jesus you shouldn’t fear death! — “Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the…

  PRAISE AND THANK OUR LORD IN THE MORNING! And they were to stand every morning, thanking and praising the LORD, and likewise at evening, —I Chronicles 23:30             This morning, what are you thanking our Lord for?   This morning, what are you praising our Lord for?             I praise You that You are the Sovereign over all creation and do all things well. I praise You that You give life and breath to every living creature. I praise You that You are Perfect. I praise You that You are Holy. I praise You that You are Righteous. I praise You that You are sinless. I praise You that You…

SIN’S DESTRUCTIVE IMPACT So the LORD sent a pestilence on Israel, and 70,000 men of Israel fell. —I Chronicles 21:14             David commanded Joab and the commanders of the army to number the fighting men. This was something David was not supposed to do— “I have sinned greatly by doing this. Now, I beg you, take away the guilt of your servant. I have done a very foolish thing (I Chronicles” (21:8). They had already counted all the fighting men except from the tribe of Levi and Benjamin. The number came to 1,570,000. For this disobedience the nation would experience the “sword of the Lord” by three days of pestilence.            …