Reading: Lamentations 3:22–26 (ESV) 22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;  his mercies never come to an end; 23 they are new every morning;  great is your faithfulness. 24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,  “therefore I will hope in him.” 25 The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. 26 It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord. Devotional: Jehoahaz led Israel deep into idolatry, yet when he cried out, G

Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18 (ESV) 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Devotional: Gratitude is the antidote to the crumbl cycle. When Israel stopped giving thanks, their hearts darkened, their minds wandered, and they became entitled. An ungrateful heart opens the door to grumpiness, pride, and spiritual blindness. Paul commands us to give thanks in all circumstances—not f

Reading: James 1:22–25 (ESV) 22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. 25 But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing. Devotio

Reading: Hebrews 12:1-2 “…let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith…” Devotional: Joash’s life started like a miracle story: saved as a baby from a murderous queen, hidden in God’s house, crowned king at seven, guided by a godly priest, leading a people back toward worship. But his life does not end like a miracle story. It ends with compromise, idolatry, murder, defeat, and assassination. Why? Because

Reading: 2 Chronicles 24:20 “Then the Spirit of God clothed Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest… ‘Thus says God, “Why do you break the commandments of the Lord, so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the Lord, he has forsaken you.”’” Devotional: Even after Joash turned from God, the Lord didn’t immediately destroy him. Instead, He sent prophets. He sent warnings. He sent truth in love. Zechariah, the son of Joash’s longtime mentor Jehoiada, stands up—fill