Good Morning “Heart Checkers”.  Today we are in 1 Chronicles 16.  David sees that the Arc of The Covenant comes home!  The celebration is REAL!  David re-institutes daily sacrifices, worship and praise.Given David’s sin, some have asked why God calls him a man after His own heart?“That day David first appointed Asaph and his associates to give praise to the Lord in this manner:”‭‭1 Chronicles‬ ‭16...  Read More

Good Morning “Burden Shoulder-ers”. Today we are in 1 Chronicles 15.  If you don’t get it right the first time try try again.  David, and Israel blew it the first time they attempted to bring back the Arc.  When you fall down… Get back up again!Somewhere during Saul’s reign the nation and the Levites apparently lost track of either the specifics of Gods commands concerning the transport of the Arc...  Read More

Good Morning “Victors of Those Who Stand Against You.”  Today we are in 1 Chronicles 14.  Check out this chapter.  It’s abundantly clear God is moving and warring for David.  He miraculously gives him victory over the Philistines.  Even moving an evil king to provide materials for David’s home.  We are in a battle, a spiritual battle - for our minds and our souls.  The greatest battle we face is n...  Read More

Good Morning “Observers of EXACTLY What The Word Says.”  Today we are in 1 Chronicles 13.  Water It down, soften It up, make It more seeker friendly and “loving” - at least from our perspective.  Thats exactly what some, really many, have done to The Word of God and God Himself in our world today.  Church’s fear reduced attendance more than they fear God so they soften, massage The Word its self -...  Read More

Good Morning “Unlikely Candidates.”  Today we are in 1 Chronicles 12.Here we step back a bit and see how God grew David’s army and support prior to his ascending the throne.  1 Samuel 22 gives us a more descriptive picture of exactly who God used.  Many men, who were outcasts, came to him when he was on the run from King Saul.  “All those who were in distress or in debt or discontented gathered ar...  Read More

Good Morning “Forgiven and Redeemed.”  Today we are in 1 Chronicles 11.Yesterday we looked at the end of Saul and his household - literally because he turned away from The Word of The Lord.In contrast, today we see “The man after Gods own heart”, David established as king.  The same horde who pursued him under Saul now claim him as their own.   “All Israel came together to David at Hebron and said...  Read More

Good Morning “Choice Makers - Consequence Receiver’s”.  Today we are in 1 Chronicles 10.  Yesterday we talked a little about Saul and his demise.  How Saul ended up King in the first place, and his subsequent sin choices that led to Gods judgment and his death.  Choices are a funny thing.  We get to choose how we want to live and what we want to do… we don’t get to choose the consequences, how peo...  Read More

Good Morning “Good Workers.”  Today we are in 1 Chronicles 9.Today we get a look at those returning from Babylonian exile.  There is much work to be done to repair Jerusalem and the Temple of God.  Emphasis is given to the Levites in this chapter - for obvious reasons.  They were the caretakers and servants of the Temple and the worship of God.  They were the Priests.  Their inheritance was not in...  Read More

Good Morning “Imitators of The One True King.”  Today we are in 1 Chronicles 8.As we read today’s genealogy we see where Saul came from.  His son Jonathan is of course mentioned.  This genealogy sets the scene for 1 Chronicles 10, which picks up at the very end of Saul’s reign.But first, let’s revisit how Israel ended up with Saul as King in the first place.  God was to be their worthy all suffici...  Read More

Good Morning “Standing Before Giants”.  Today we are in 1 Chronicles 7.  More names, more genealogies.   Same old same old right?  Hang on… When we get to Ephraim’s genealogy, we read about a city called Gath.  Where have we heard that before?  It sounds familiar doesn’t it?  Are the pieces coming together?  Now we’re meditating on The Word!  “And a champion went out from the camp of the Philistin...  Read More

Good Morning “Role Keepers”.  Today we are in 1 Chronicles 6.This chapter gives us the record of the descendants of Levi, the son of Jacob. You might remember that the Levites were the ones that agreed to stand with Moses and wipe out those that participated in all of the disgusting worship surrounding the Golden Calf (Exodus 32:26)Because of their faithfulness they were chosen as the tribe that w...  Read More

Good Morning “Protectors of Your Legacy.”  Today we are in 1 Chronicles 5.This chapter reminds us of the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh. These tribes lived on the east side of the Dead Sea, apart from the other Israelites. You may recall… they were content with the land they saw there, rather than waiting for the best God had - The Promised Land.  These tribes were l...  Read More