Mar 2

2 Chronicles 31:21 NASB

Every work which he began in the service of the house of God in law and in commandment, seeking his God, he did with all his heart and prospered.

everything that Hezekiah did was done through seeking the Lord and he did it to the best of his abilities and the Lord blessed him. may I seek the Lord from the start in all that I do and do it in faith with conviction and passion for His name.

Mar 1

2 Chronicles 30:8-9 NASB

Now do not stiffen your neck like your fathers, but yield to the Lord and enter His sanctuary which He has consecrated forever, and serve the Lord your God, that His burning anger may turn away from you. For if you return to the Lord , your brothers and your sons will find compassion before those who led them captive and will return to this land. For the Lord your God is gracious and compassionate, and will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him."

when we hear the Lord calling us back to worship Him, if we are not stubborn in our pride but humble ourselves, His grace and compassion will cover us and He will demonstrate His forgiveness. when the word of discipline of the Lord comes to us, we must die to our pride and repent and will receive forgiveness as the Lord is gracious. let me constantly check myself for pride and unrepentance.

Feb 28

2 Chronicles 29:34-35 NASB

But the priests were too few, so that they were unable to skin all the burnt offerings; therefore their brothers the Levites helped them until the work was completed and until the other priests had consecrated themselves. For the Levites were more conscientious to consecrate themselves than the priests. There were also many burnt offerings with the fat of the peace offerings and with the libations for the burnt offerings. Thus the service of the house of the Lord was established again.

when the people offered sacrifices and offering to the Lord they offered generously and joyfully and with thanksgiving. the Lord is established upon the offering that comes from our hearts to worship Him. may I offer Him generously without restraint so that He will be glorified especially in the area of my time for people.

Feb 27

2 Kings 18:5-8 NASB

He trusted in the Lord , the God of Israel; so that after him there was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among those who were before him. For he clung to the Lord ; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the Lord had commanded Moses. And the Lord was with him; wherever he went he prospered. And he rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him. He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territory, from watchtower to fortified city.

Hezekiah trusted the Lord and held tightly to His commandments and thus the Lord was with Him. as such he was blessed. he did not serve other nations but triumphed over them. when we trust and obey the Lord and hold on to Him tightly as our lifeline,  we will not need to trust in self made things and will instead receive His victory and blessing. I have to learn to trust in the Lord fully and not trust in my own strength.

Feb 26

Isaiah 26:3 NASB

"The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, Because he trusts in You.

those who put their trust in You will be kept in perfect peace. we will have peace when we put our trust in the Lord and set our minds on Him. let me fix my mind on the Lord and when I worry may I first check where or in what am I putting my trust in and be drwan back to God.

Feb 25

Isaiah 25:8-9 NASB

He will swallow up death for all time, And the Lord God will wipe tears away from all faces, And He will remove the reproach of His people from all the earth; For the Lord has spoken. And it will be said in that day, "Behold, this is our God for whom we have waited that He might save us. This is the Lord for whom we have waited; Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation."

the Lord will redeem His people and He has spoken so it is a truth. and we can wait in that hope of glory of when He returns. our guilt shame and disappointment will all be wiped away as the Lord has promised so we know we can live a life looking towards the day when we ultimately return into his arms and that spurs me on to live in humble expectation as I face the daily struggles of life.

Feb 24

Isaiah 24:13-14 NASB

For thus it will be in the midst of the earth among the peoples, As the shaking of an olive tree, As the gleanings when the grape harvest is over. They raise their voices, they shout for joy; They cry out from the west concerning the majesty of the Lord.

even in the midst of great darkness over the earth, there are those who shout out and declare His majesty. when there is darkness over situations in our lives, we must still choose to declare His majesty and sovereignty over tbe situation.