Category Archives: 1Chronicles

A Whole Heart and A Single Mind

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Pete

They were his men. Many of them joined with him at the lowest of times and they stayed with him through the toughest of times. Others came to him as they discerned the working of God concerning the throne of … Continue reading →

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The Cry from the Battlefield

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Pete

True or false . . . Working through the opening chapters of 1Chronicles can be kind of tough going? True. Really true! True or false again . . . the opening chapters of 1Chronicles are God-breathed, “profitable for teaching, for … Continue reading →

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A Source of Rejoicing

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Pete

In a couple of hours Sue and I head out for a week long couples retreat. Don’t know how consistent I will be able to be with posting this week . . . I’ll try . . . but we’ll … Continue reading →

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Owning It

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Pete

It kind of comes out of nowhere. You’re reading along in 1Chronicles and David’s riding the wave. Military victory after military victory are recorded from chapters 18 through chapters 20. The chronicler recording twice in chapter 18, “And the LORD … Continue reading →

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The Splendor of Holiness

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Pete

I’ve referred to it as “the hidden psalm” in the past. There’s a few of these songs tucked within the pages of Scripture outside of the Bible’s main hymnal, the Psalter. But this one, I think, always surprises me the … Continue reading →

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Theos Martus

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Pete

That I would encounter similar themes across my readings in the morning probably isn’t too unusual. But that I would notice them . . . that I would see them coming together . . . that, progressively, as I encounter … Continue reading →

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Who Am I to Offer Willingly?

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Pete

It really is David at his best. Not a perfect man . . . but a man after God’s own heart (Acts 13:22). And, as I sit back and reflect on 1Chronicles 29, I don’t think the heart of David … Continue reading →

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Listen to the Music!

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Pete

Among the different topics I keep an eye open for as I’m reading, verses or passages about “worship” or “praise” are underlined with a brown colored pencil. Now, you might expect to use the brown colored pencil a fair amount … Continue reading →

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All The People Said, “Amen!”

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Pete

They finally got ‘er done. The first attempt at transporting the ark to a home in Jerusalem had gone very badly . . . one dead . . . many distraught . . . the king disillusioned (2Samuel 6:1-11). But … Continue reading →

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Who Am I?

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Pete

It’s a scene that captures my imagination. David’s all alone. If I’m understanding it correctly, he’s entered the tent where the ark is. The tent of animal skins that’s in the shadow of David’s magnificent “house of cedar” . . … Continue reading →

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