Personal Devotions
Notes from Mark's personal Bible reading and meditation
With a goal to apply one truth from each day's reading to my life that day
Feb 11, 2022, 7:31 AM
Passage Read: 1 Chronicles 15-18
Meditation Verses: 17:16-18
Thought
David cared more about the Lord and honoring Him in every way possible, that he was embarrassed to be living in a house better than the Lord's. He knew that the Lord had established and honored him as king, so he knew the good things that had happened to him were from the Lord and not by his own efforts to gain them. They were a blessing from the Lord for his efforts to honor and obey the Lord and shepherd His people according to His desire.
Feb 10, 2022, 7:32 AM
Passage Read: 1 Chronicles 11-14
Meditation Verse: 14:2
Thought
David loved God and honored God in all that he did. He understood that he was to rule for God and for the good of the people, to make sure they had what they needed and knew God and did what pleased Him. So God highly exalted him, for the good of His people. David understood that by carefully following the Lord, by living for the Lord and doing all He asked, he would lead the people well and God would bless them.
Feb 9, 2022, 7:34 AM
Passage Read: 1 Chronicles 7-10
Meditation Verses: 10:13-14
Thought
Saul died because he didn't faithfully carry out the Lord's instructions. He didn't trust God, especially in things he didn't fully understand. His first major sin was fearing that his men would depart and the Philistines come against him while he waited for Samuel. So he took it upon himself to offer sacrifice to God to seek His favor…which was not allowed in God's eyes! So he offended God because he thought the sacrifice was more important than trusting, even if everything fell apart.
Feb 8, 2022, 7:35 AM
Passage Read: 1 Chronicles 3-6
Meditation Verses: 5:25-26
Thought
The tribes of Reuben, Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh were the first to lose their land and go into exile. They were the most remote part of Israel, and along with the other northern tribes had rebelled against Rehoboam son of Solomon. They were led astray by Jeroboam to worship golden calves, and we're willing to cross great distances to worship them. But they also took to other gods, gods of the nations around them.