Category: Daily Devotional

Scripture 1 Chron 23:30 to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at evening;

Observation: This scripture is part of the duties of the Levites, but this section is for all of God’s children. We should get up each morning and go in prayer thanking God for all that He has given us and praise Him for the wonderful Father that He is and then in the evening we should be in prayer before we go to sleep and thank Him for that days provision and protection. That is the minimum of our duties and it should be much more of a simple desire then something expected. This is something we should be doing out of love and overwhelming feeling of affection for our Lord.

Application: I need to expand my duties for my Lord to so much more than He asks of me. I should be doing everything out of my love for Him and not for self-gratification. My life should be all about my Lord’s desires for me and what pleases Him. This life is His given me on loan to see how it may glorify God.

Prayer: Lord help me glorify you. Rid me of this laziness and guide me on the path that will please you. Show me your ways and desires and command me in the duties you have placed aside for me to do. May I glorify you by the way I attend to my duties in glory in honor to you.

Scripture 1 Chron 22:19 Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God. Therefore arise and build the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God into the house that is to be built for the name of the LORD.”

Observation: We need to set out heart and soul to seek God. It needs to be a very purposeful desire to seek God. We can’t halfheartedly seek God on our terms, it needs to be our purpose in life that no matter what we do we set our heart and soul to find Him. We will never accomplish what God has designed us to do unless we seek Him and ask of Him what He desired. If you want to have a completely fulfilled life you need to go to the creator and ask what He desires of you.

Application: I need to avoid being distracted during prayer. I need to be focused on my Lord no matter what I’m doing and do it for the glory of the Lord. My only purpose here to fulfill God’s plan for my life and I can only do that if I’m in His will and to be in His will I must seek what He desires of me. The scripture tells us if we grow closer to God He will grow closer to us. We need to make the first step we must with our whole heart and soul desire to seek Him and to please Him.

Prayer: My Lord I dearly want to know you better and know what you desire for me. I get distracted all of the time and my mind wanders, help me please stay focused on you and the purpose you have created me for. May my life glorify you each day and that I will be a light in this dark world shining on the path that leads to you. I love you Lord.

Scripture 1 Chron 21:1 Now Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel.

Observation: Throughout the Bible Satan is trying to get God’s people to sin and is very effective except for Jesus. Satan over and over again tried to tempt Jesus with no success. So to say that Satan is tempting me is no excuse as it was for David. David had to still pay the penalty for his sin. We always have a way out from Satan’s temptations is that is to go to God in prayer and to have Him fight for us. Joab tried to talk David out of counting the people because he knew it was a sin against God and I believe God might have put Joab in David’s path to prevent David from doing just that. Satan is always on the prowl like a lion waiting to see who devour next, do not take this lightly it will draw you away from God and His will for our life.

Application: Realize that each day Satan and his demons are trying to draw me away from God and His purpose for my life. That this life is a fight and I can’t win on my own that only my Lord can defeat this enemy and to be aware of his schemes. I can’t give in to my temptations because I believe these temptations are coming from the enemy and there will be a price to pay if I do give in. If I’m going to glorify God I must listen and obey Him only. I must have only one Master.

Prayer: My Lord you are my Master and my God and you alone rule me life. Help me Lord for I am weak and can’t fight Satan on my own strength. I need you always to be victorious in this life, the enemy is too strong for me and I want to bring glory to your name. You deserve the best I can give, please take all distractions away.

Scripture 1 Chron 20:7 So when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him.

Observation: Israel were God’s children and walked in His way at that time. God protected Israel and David a man after God’s own heart. God proved over and over that He would protect them as He continued to give them victory over their enemy no matter what the odds where. God continues to give His children victories even against greater odds God is faithful to deliver us out of the hands of our enemies. Today our great enemy is Satan and our Lord will protect us from his fiery darts if we stay close to Him. We are under His protection as long as we follow Him into battle, but if we stray and not listen to our commander we will find ourselves in danger of attack.

Application: God wants to protect me but I need to stay under His command. He also wants to strengthen me for battle so I will endure testing from time to time, but I will never be alone. As soon as I stray from my Lord’s protection I must run to Him and ask what His commands are for my life. I need to stay close always as I read His word daily, get close to Him in prayer and follow His guidance each day in my life.

Prayer: My Lord you are my Master, Lord and my Commander. Command this worthless soldier and take me into battle with you. Give me the strength and courage to be victorious for you. May I not shy away from battle but listen to your commands and rule this servant of yours that I may bring you honor and glory each day. I love you my Lord may others see that in the way I live.

Scripture 1 Chron 19:13 Be of good courage, and let us be strong for our people and for the cities of our God. And may the LORD do what is good in His sight.”

Observation: We always have a preconceived way of things turning out. We’ll pray for a specific result and when we don’t get that result we think that God is not answering our prayer. We forget that no is an answer and that God has a plan for our life. When something doesn’t go according to our plan we need to seek God to see what His plan might be. We want things to go the way God wants them and not us. God is working things out for our good no matter how we might feel at any particular time.

Application: I need to always pray that God will direct me and not for God to do as I want. I’m here as my Lord’s servant not the other way around and I need to be open to what He desires. I need to stay in prayer and in God’s word doing what He calls me to do and be aware of how He is directing my path each day.

Prayer: My Lord may the way I live this life be good in your sight. I want to follow each one of your commands and stay in your will. Help me please do exactly that and that a day doesn’t go by that I don’t bring a smile to your face. I love you and you deserve my very best.

Scripture 1 Chron 18:13 He also put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David’s servants. And the LORD preserved David wherever he went.

Observation: We think sometimes that we do it all alone. That we can accomplish things apart from God, but God is the one that preserves us. It’s by the will and mercy of God that we are even still here and when we have a triumphs in this life, God should be getting all the glory, not us. God has chosen a path for us and on this path He is leading us taking obstacles out of our way and when we encounter one He is with us to fight alongside us. Once we realize that anything good that might happen in a course of the day was only because of God’s grace, we will thank him more often throughout the day.

Application: When something happens to me I need to seek God for wisdom and guidance knowing that He knows best. I’m still here only because of God’s grace and I need to thank Him for that alone each day. Everything that goes well is only because of my Lord’s protection and I need not be scared as long as I’m on the path the Lord has set me on. I need to be confident knowing that my Lord has a plan for my life and will complete it if I don’t go astray.

Prayer: Dear Lord I am yours. Take charge my Lord and direct your servant in what you desire me to do. Give me the courage to walk boldly on the path you have set me on and take any laziness away, but give me the strength and discipline to follow through on all you want me to do. I love you Lord and you deserve the best I have to offer.

Scripture 1 Chron 17:16 Then King David went in and sat before the LORD; and he said: “Who am I, O LORD God? And what is my house, that You have brought me this far?

Observation: I’ve asked myself this same question, who am I that I’m still here. I’ve tried to end my life six times and there were other times in my life that I thought I was dead, but I’m still here. God has blessed me so many times and not once have I deserved His mercy or grace. So who am I that I’m so favored by God? I guess I’m the same as everyone else, one of His children whom He loves. I know He loves me but day by day more of His plan is revealed in my life and I guess I’ll just have to wait to see the outcome.

Application: He has a plan for me and it’s time I get busy fulfilling my end of this plan. Each day I need to be in my Lord’s will and stay in prayer and study the Bible. So many things have already happened that God has ordained and I need to be patient to see each day what God has in store for me.

Prayer: My Lord thank you for loving me and guiding me each day. Please take away anything that is not of you and get me busy being the man you desire me to be. I thank you for all of the times you have saved me, all your provision, the wonderful people you placed in my life, gifts, talents abilities that I have and I thank you for loving me so much you blessed me with Teri, my wife. I love you Lord guide me today and each day.