Category Archives: 1Chronicles

Same Who. Same Why.

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Pete

This morning, as I read some familiar sounding words, I’m struck by how different the context seems to be for these words. And my initial conclusion is that it’s not just about what you’re doing, it’s about who’s asking you … Continue reading →

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A New Testament Command from an Old Testament Source

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Pete

I think if I’m honest with myself, I don’t expect a lot from reading Chronicles. Not just because of the seemingly endless, and sometimes to me pointless — though ALL Scripture is God-breathed and profitable (2Tim. 3:16) — genealogies that … Continue reading →

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Giving’s a Gift

Posted on July 8, 2024 by Pete

Encountered another of those “who am I?” questions this morning. But this one has a twist I’m not sure I’ve ever paused and chewed on before. Last week, it was “Who am I?” and “Who are we?” that You, O … Continue reading →

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Theos Martus (2014 Rerun)

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Pete

Back in 2014, on this morning in my reading plan, it was the Spirit connecting the dots in real time. This morning, it’s my journal reminding me of the dots connected. But it’s the same Spirit priming the pump of … Continue reading →

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Who Am I? Who Are We? Who Is He?

Posted on July 2, 2024 by Pete

I encounter David’s question twice a year in my reading plan. First in May, as it’s recorded in 2Samuel 7, then in July, where it’s recorded again in 1Chronicles. It’s David’s question, but I own it as my own. David, … Continue reading →

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Invoke

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Pete

I don’t know that coming upon this gem hidden within 1 Chronicles surprised me any less this year than last. Or this year than 10 years ago. Even though I have encountered it annually for the past 15 years or … Continue reading →

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A Morning Smorgasbord

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Pete

One of those “sampler” mornings when all four readings provide a little something to chew on and create a wonderful smorgasbord of combined flavor. In Luke, Jesus tells the parable of the sower and the seed. “Listen up,” says Jesus, … Continue reading →

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The Prayer of Battle

Posted on June 29, 2022 by Pete

It ain’t no prayer of Jabez (1Chron. 4:10). But it is a prayer. And it is buried in the genealogies that fill the opening chapters of 1 Chronicles. And, while I don’t think I’ll be able to convert it into … Continue reading →

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Be Strong and Courageous and Do It

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Pete

When Moses spoke the words to the Israelites, they were about to enter into a land of promise in which they would have to dispossess those who already possessed it (Deut. 31:6). When he spoke the words to Joshua (Deut. … Continue reading →

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Who Am I?

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Pete

It was a king’s question. But it could be, and should be, a question that finds its way seeping from my heart on a regular basis. Then King David went in and sat before the LORD and said, “Who am … Continue reading →

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