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MORNING— Finishing Strong “Now when Elisha was sick with the illness of which he was to die, Joash the king of Israel came down to him and wept over him and said, ‘My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!’” Elisha is dying, and Israel is weak. Joash, king of Israel, is…

MORNING— A Lost Axe Head Restored 🌿 “As one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, ‘Alas, my master! For it was borrowed.’” At first glance, the floating axe head can feel like a small story—almost out of place among kings, sieges, and miracles of…

MORNING— A Simple Act Spurned “Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh will be restored to you and you will be clean.” But Naaman was furious and went away and said, “Behold, I thought, ‘He will surely come out to me and stand and…

MORNING— A Slow Walk to a Whirlwind “And it came about when the LORD was about to take up Elijah by a whirlwind to heaven, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.” When we think of Elijah’s departure, our minds immediately rush to the chariot of fire. It’s the image that has captured imagination for…

MORNING— It is Enough, O Lord🌳 “But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree; and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, ‘It is enough now, O LORD.’” Elijah is coming off one of the most dramatic moments in Scripture. Fire…

MORNING— Called Out of the Stands “How long will you hesitate between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” Elijah walks back into Israel after three and a half years of drought. The famine is severe. Ahab is desperate—but not repentant. When the king finally sees Elijah, he…

MORNING— A Man For the Times “Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, ‘As the LORD, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, surely there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.’” The chapter opens like a headline reel. Ahab takes…

MORNING— Faithful for a Time “Asa did what was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father.” Asa, Solomon’s great grandson, begins his reign over Judah well—remarkably well. When the author of Kings introduces him, the verdict is clear and hopeful. Asa “did what was right in the sight of the LORD,”…

MORNING— A Kingdom Split for Lack of Listening “So the king did not listen to the people; for it was a turn of events from the LORD.” Rehoboam, Solomon’s son and heir to the throne, steps into leadership at a moment of enormous opportunity. Israel gathers at Shechem—a place heavy with covenant memory. Abraham worshiped…

MORNING— The Fallout from Abundance “Now the weight of gold which came in to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold.” Solomon stands at the height of human achievement. Nations stream to Jerusalem. Wealth pours in faster than it can be counted. Wisdom astonishes kings. Gold becomes so common that silver is treated…