The Daily Devotional
The Person God Is Searching For (1 Kings & 2 Chronicles)
Are you fully committed to God, or just partly? The kings of Israel rose or fell based on this one defining question of loyalty.
Ezra Byer
Husband, father, and full-time writer at ezrabyer.com.
The Daily Devotional
How Are You Building Your Kingdom? (1 Kings & 2 Chronicles)
Are you building something God can bless, or just asking Him to bless what you’ve built? Jeroboam shows how quickly pride turns to downfall.
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Two Styles of Leadership (1 Kings 12; 2 Chronicles 10)
Do you drive people, or do you serve them? In 1 Kings 12:1-11, Rehoboam, Solomon's son, becomes king and travels to Shechem, where the Israelites have gathered to make him king.
Newsletter
What Does Death Teach Us About the Way We Should Live?
To make the greatest impact in this world, we must keep our eyes focused on eternity with our feet firmly planted in the reality of this present moment. Fixing our eyes on Jesus is the only solution for the brevity and cruelty of life.
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The Problem with a Divided Heart (1 Kings 11)
Do you wrestle with loving God while chasing your own desires? Solomon’s divided heart shows how split devotion always leads to brokenness.
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The Reality of Life and Death (Psalm 38-41)
How often do you stop to consider how short life really is? As we age, loss and pain remind us just how brief our time on earth can be.
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How Do We Know If We’re Going the Right Way? (Proverbs 16)
Do you struggle to know how to follow God's ways over your own? In Proverbs 16, Solomon addresses this topic.
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Why God Cares About Obedience (1 Kings 9 - 10; 2 Chronicles 8 - 9)
Have you ever known someone whose actions didn’t match their words? Solomon’s story in 1 Kings 9 shows why obedience matters more than appearance.
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A God Who Listens (1 Kings 8; 2 Chronicles 5 - 7)
Do you ever feel like your prayers are too small for God? Solomon’s prayer in 1 Kings 8 shows He welcomes every request with care.
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We Are the Home of God (1 Kings 5-7 & 2 Chronicles 2-4)
Have you ever wondered where God lives? These chapters reveal how the temple was built to reflect God's presence with His people.
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Wisdom and Obedience Must Go Together (1 Kings 3-4 & 2 Chronicles 1)
Have you ever asked God for wisdom while living in disobedience? That’s exactly what we see in Solomon’s story in 1 Kings 3.
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Why You Need to Die to Self (1 Kings 1 - 2; 1 Chronicles 23 - 29)
This concept of dieing may sound strange or morbid but what does it mean to die to self? Was this something only Jesus taught or do we find this truth in the story of Adonijah as well?