Category Archives: 2Chronicles

Reform Is Not Necessarily Revival

Posted on July 24, 2023 by Pete

Thirty-one years. Not enough time. Over three decades of legislated obedience and holiness. And, except for one king and perhaps a small remnant, it didn’t really make much of a difference. While there was over a quarter of a century … Continue reading →

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Write It Off

Posted on July 18, 2023 by Pete

Brief thought this morning on something I read in 2Chronicles 25. Who about? Amaziah, king of Judah. What about? Military ambition. Amaziah’s got an itch to stir things up with the nations around Judah. So, he counts his soldiers. Three … Continue reading →

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Temple Revival (2017 Rerun)

Posted on July 22, 2022 by Pete

Some thoughts from this day in my reading plan 5 years ago . . . ——————— Two thoughts as I hover over the account of revival in Judah under King Hezekiah . . . First, revival happens where God’s house … Continue reading →

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A Heart That is Whole Toward Him

Posted on July 15, 2022 by Pete

Wholly true but not wholly blameless. That’s what I’m picking up from what’s being laid down through King Asa’s story (2 Chronicles 14-16). Faithful at first, foolish at the finish. Adoring God in the early years, angry with God in … Continue reading →

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Making God Known by Who We Are

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Pete

She was impressed by his wealth. But she was blown away by his wisdom. And it would seem, at least to some measure, it showed her the Way. This morning, I’m hovering over the meeting of two heads of states … Continue reading →

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Collateral Damage of Obedience

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Pete

Okay, if I’m doing the math correctly, with today’s price for silver the gig paid each “mighty man of valor” from Israel about 27 bucks. I don’t know if that’s a “fair wage” for a mercenary or not, but I’m … Continue reading →

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What Didn’t Change?

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Pete

Went back and read last year’s thoughts as I noodled on the story of the kid king, Joash, in 2Chronicles. And while I think I still agree with me on the importance of having Uncle J.s in our lives, I’m … Continue reading →

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Uncle J.

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Pete

There’s no way that the life of Joash, the kid king, isn’t a warning for those who have ears to hear. That his life isn’t a shot across the bow that clearly illustrates Paul’s cautionary charge to the Corinthians, “Do … Continue reading →

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Consider What You Do

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Pete

Written for the ancient people of God, but preserved for the current people of God. Spoken to a specific group of men so that they might hear and obey, but recorded for all men and women so that we might … Continue reading →

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A Truth and A Promise

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Pete

You never know when you’re going to come upon a truth about God worthy of note. And sometimes promises of God show up in the least expected places. This morning both those things appear in a rebuke from God. At … Continue reading →

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