I told no one what my God had put into my heart. Nehemiah 2:11 (ESV) Nehemiah stayed in Jerusalem for three nights before inspecting the collapsed wall. He needed to find out how difficult the project would be. His plan was to ride horseback around the city in the dead […]

The gracious hand of God was on me. Nehemiah 2:8 Nehemiah was an amazing man! He served as cupbearer to Artaxerxes, king of Persia. Upon receiving word that the walls of his beloved city of Jerusalem were in ruin and unable to protect the sanctuary that Ezra had rebuilt, he […]

The battle is not yours, but God’s. 2 Chronicles 20:15 King Jehoshaphat was in a dilemma. He was about to be attacked by armies far mightier than his. So he did the only thing he could. He prayed! That is when the Lord spoke today’s snippet. God told the king […]

The eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him. 2 Chronicles 16:9 (ESV) Israel’s King Asa began his career as one who relied on the Lord for his strength and guidance. In 2 Chronicles […]

Praise the LORD because he is good to us, and his love never fails. 1 Chronicles 16:34 (CEV) What does it mean when we say God is good? The Bible tells us that God’s goodness is abundant and is always with us. It tells us that God’s goodness is never […]

Let the trees of the forest sing, let them sing for joy before the LORD. 1 Chronicles 16:33 Can it be that nature praises the Lord? Might this part of God’s creation also be capable of worship? Job 12:7-9 announces, “Ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds […]

Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain. 1 Chronicles 4:10 The first nine chapters of First Chronicles are filled with genealogies. Yet buried deep within these names is a gem about prayer; two verses that tell us about […]

Open his eyes, LORD, so that he may see. 2 Kings 6:17 Have you ever wished you could close your eyes and when you open them, you could see God’s angels at work? The Bible says angels are all around us. We know that they guard and protect us and […]

Give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. 1 Kings 3:9 In the previous snippet Solomon was given the opportunity to request anything he wished. Prayerfully, and with much thought, he asked the Lord to give him a discerning heart that […]

Ask for whatever you want me to give you. 1 Kings 3:5 These words are perhaps something one would not say to a teenager. It certainly is wide open for all sorts of answers. Wealth? Friends? Popularity? Health? Expensive toys? This snippet was God speaking to the newly crowned King […]