Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

2 Chronicles

The Painful Hand of God’s Love

2 CHRONICLES 33:1-6, 10-13 – Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord drove out before the people of Israel. For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had…

When We Are Afraid

2 CHRONICLES 20:1-12 –  After this the Moabites and Ammonites, and with them some of the Meunites, came against Jehoshaphat for battle. Some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A great multitude is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the sea; and, behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, Engedi). Then Jehoshaphat was afraid and set his face to seek the Lord,…

The Battle Is The Lord’s

2 CHRONICLES 14:8-15 –  And Asa had an army of 300,000 from Judah, armed with large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin that carried shields and drew bows. All these were mighty men of valor.  Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million men and 300 chariots, and came as far as Mareshah.  And Asa…

The Seriousness of Spiritual Neglect

2 CHRONICLES 12:13–14 – So King Rehoboam grew strong in Jerusalem and reigned. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city that the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. And he did evil, for he…

The Making of a Worshipper

2 CHRONICLES 7:1-3 – As soon as Solomon finished his prayer, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple.  And the priests could not enter the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord filled the Lord’s house.  When all the people of the Israel saw…

Do We Believe It? Then Pray Earnestly

So, what do we believe is the only hope for our nation, a nation that has been “shaking its fists” at God for a very long time, a nation that breaks His laws and celebrates such rebellion, a nation that devalues life, a nation that promotes ungodly leadership, and a nation that practices sexual perversion with no shame?