April 25, 2022
If you have read the first chapters of 1 Chronicles, you realize it is one long genealogical list. It seems like boring reading, but every little bit you come to something that, for some reason, God desires to highlight. One of these is a tribe of men who won great a great victory for God.
The sons of Reuben and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, consisting of valiant men, men who bore shield and sword and shot with bow and were skillful in battle, were 44,760, who went to war. They made war against the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish and Nodab. They were helped against them, and the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hand; for they cried out to God in the battle, and He answered their prayers because they trusted in Him. (1 Chronicles 5:18-20)
Notice what set these valiant men apart in human history. What made them valiant and victorious?
We are all facing battles. You will have some today! Where will you turn? How will you respond? Will you rely on your mere human ability, or will you be a valiant warrior, who trusts in God and cries out to God in the battle? Such men will be highlighted in human history.
Father, thank You that You never planned for me to live on my own. You created me to live in dependency upon You. Give me the wisdom to pray without ceasing. To invite You into every moment of my day today—every decision, every conversation, every battle. Let me show the world that You are a prayer-hearing and prayer-answering God!
April 30, 2025
And then he said with a twinkle in his eye that had seen nine decades plus, “I believe this may be the best season of my life!”
April 24, 2025
This is only possible with God’s aid. He tells us to draw near to Him, and He will draw near to us. But that approach begins with a plea for His help in this foundational task. It is our most important step of every day and throughout the day. We must be aware of God.
