Latest Thoughts of the Day

Psalm 2:7

1/1/2026

I will proclaim the decree of the Lord; He said to me: "You are my son; today I have become your Father."

Those who are begotten of God—Born again by his Holy Spirit—begin to reign with Him. He has taught us to pray, “Your kingdom come”, and we have commenced to long for His reign to manifest itself in our everyday lives. What God promises His Son, He promises to us, and we embrace his inheritance as our own. We see His rule extended to overcome His enemies and ours, and we rejoice in what God has given to us in Him. We join Him in His call to repentance to the people of this earth, and we testify to them of the blessedness of those who take refuge in Him. We are brought to where we reign on the Throne of Heaven with Jesus.

Job 1:15

12/31/2025

"...and the Sabeans attacked and caried them off. They put the servants to the sword and I am the only one left who has escaped to tell you."

Random marauders were always a possibility in Job’s day, and here they had attacked Job’s workers, killed and robbed. The Devil is employing his powers to put pressure on Job, and his powers involve such things as random destruction and robbery. He can stir up the random wickedness of sinful men, using them to accomplish his goals. Lord, help us to remember that we struggle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers. They mean our calamities for evil, but you mean them for good. Bad becomes good if You use it in our lives to conform us to the image of Your Son. Surround us with Your hedge of protection. Be with us. Keep us close to Jesus.

Esther 1:15

12/30/2025

"According to law, what must be done to Queen Vashi?" he replied. "She has not obeyed the command of King Xerxes that the eunuchs have taken to her."

The Persians were very touchy about legal precedents because their laws could not be changed once they were made official. The king is personally angry over Vashti’s action, but he is wise enough to seek counsel concerning what to do. Damage control is foremost in their minds, and the complex of events that will occur has repercussions that will touch every household in the kingdom. It is wonderful to behold how so petty a problem can be God’s means of working internationally on behalf of his people. We should walk in awe of God in a way that touches every detail of our lives. Every detail glorifies His great Name. . Guide us in Your way this day, Lord Jesus.

Nehemiah 2:4

12/29/2025

The king said to me, "What is it you want?"Then I prayed to the God of heaven, and I answered the king.

While drawing his breath to answer the king, Nehemiah is lifting his soul to heaven in prayer. This kind of prayer is common to a person who prays without ceasing. If a person’s prayer life is active and regular and sincere and earnest, he often offers such yearnings heavenward as he goes through the responsibilities of his day. He is ready for unexpected opportunities like this one, to move forward the purposes of God for his life. It is powerful and effective prayer because it rises from a life of prayer. The Lord Jesus lived in constant communion with his Father, His heart ever open in this way. May such be our experience as we ourselves walk with God! Help us in this, Lord Jesus.

Ezra 2:4

12/28/2025

...of Shepathiah 372

The meticulous recording of the names of those who returned from exile in Babylon to rebuild Jerusalem reminds us of the importance of detail in the mind of God. What returned from Babylon was not a nameless crowd, but a selection of particular people, accountable to one another and to appointed leadership, that they might fulfill the responsibility to which they were committed. Each leader had taught his offspring the truth of God and had instilled in them identity as a child of this One who was worthy of our giving our lives to serve. Every individual is not recorded in the Bible, but each one is fixed in God’s memory and will receive a reward according to the service he has rendered. To be one in a group of 372 was an honor worth living and dying for. Each individual life points to Jesus.

2 Chronicles 1:15

12/27/2025

The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore fig trees in the foothills.

In response to Solomon’s prayer for wisdom to rule in Jerusalem, God promised the wisdom but added a promise to make him extremely rich. Here the writer uses metaphors to describe how very rich Jerusalem had become. Solomon will become a legend in his own lifetime, both for his wisdom and his wealth. We watch him grow and learn and increase until, heedless of his own wisdom, he is led astray from his devotion to God by pressure from his many wives. Deuteronomy 17:16-17 had warned against accumulation of horses and many wives. Solomon warned us to love God and keep His commands. Solomon’s failure to obey turned his own heart from God. Keep us faithful to Your every word, Lord Jesus.

1 Chronicles 1:15

12/26/2025

Hivites, Arkites, Sinites

God raises up leadership among families as He oversees the re-population of the world through children of Noah. Our being able to trace lineage is important to God because He traces lineage and works His will among all the families of the earth. The three men of our present verse are significant in God’s eyes, though hidden from us. Thank You, Lord, that You have a sovereign purpose in the lives of all whom you have made. The descendants of the Hivites, the Arkites and the Sinites may be in the millions today. You know them all, and You have Your purpose being worked out among all the descendants of all the people who have ever lived. Among all these lines, two lines will lead to the coming to earth of Your son. All genealogies have their importance. Two alone will lead to Jesus.

2 King 1:15

12/25/2025

The angel of the Lord said to Elijah, "God down with him; do not be afraid of him" so Elijah got up and went down with him to the king.

Elijah has already called down fire on two companies of fifty soldiers, as he refused to respond to the King’s command to come. The captain of the third fifty fell down before Elijah and begged for mercy. God is pleased to show mercy in response to this captain’s plea. Obviously this captain had enough faith to believe that Elijah was God’s prophet and had enough boldness in his faith to ask for mercy. The sparing of this company comes across as incidental. God’s exalts Elijah and deals with the king who sent to Baal to learn the future. God is still in control in Israel, even though His focus will be on Judah, looking ahead to Jesus.