2 Chronicles 18:28-32 This passage drops us into a moment of intense tension and spiritual irony. King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah go into battle together, even though the prophet Micaiah has already warned that disaster is coming. What unfolds reveals both the futility of human schemes and the unstoppable sovereignty of God.Ahab enters the battlefield with a plan. He disguises hi...  Read More

2 Chronicles 18:1-3; 20:35-37 There is a phrase that describes Jehoshaphat at this time of his life. Growing greater doesn’t mean you are growing wiser. As Jehoshaphat’s kingdom grew, fame grew, and his wealth and power grew, he was not growing wiser. Great blessings from God and yet he is using less godly wisdom. Jehoshaphat has been following God and rejecting idol worship in Judah. He has manag...  Read More

2 Chronicles 17:7-9 I think the title of this devotional says everything we need, we need to teach people the Bible. All too often in the American Church we find it easy to invite people to church, now when I say easy I mean we are excited to invite friends and family to attend church with us. However, I challenge you with when is the last time you shared Biblical truth with them? More often than ...  Read More

2 Chronicles 17:3-6, 10-12 Everyone is on a Journey of Faith. We talk about it all the time. I preach about it all the time. It is literally one of our DNA values at Emmanuel. I recently had a conversation with a young man explaining that our relationship with God has plenty of “ups and downs.” What I mean is that sometimes we are living a faithful life to God and there is great blessing in that. ...  Read More

Week 7Main Point and Overview:    There is not an example of Israel’s kings that embodies you and me more than King Jehoshaphat. He loved God. He wanted to honor God. At times, he did honor God. At other times, he made bad decisions. Does that seem relatable to you? Of course it does. As disciples of Jesus, we all want to honor God. At times, we succeed; at times we fail. The Bible described the k...  Read More

Proverbs 12:15; 15:22, 31-32; 19:20 Do you want to be wise or do you want to be foolish? I think we’d all say we’d like to be wise..but what do our actions reveal? Proverbs is chucked full of wisdom for us. Proverbs is all about probability. If you apply the wisdom, the probability of it working is high. It doesn’t mean it WILL happen, but that it’s likely. Our scriptures for today remind us that ...  Read More