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Our Family Table: Trust Even When We Do Not Understand
A Daily Devotional by Kenton Cheek 2 July 2024 Reading From II Kings 5-8 “Elisha sent a messenger to say to him, “Go, washyourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored and you will be cleansed.” But Naaman went away angry and said, “I thought that he would surely come out to…
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Our Family Table: Our First Resort
A Daily Devotional by Kenton Cheek 1 July 2024 Reading From II Kings 1-4 “One day Israel’s new king, Ahaziah, fell through the latticework of an upper room at his palace in Samaria and was seriously injured. So he sent messengers to the temple of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, to ask whether he would…
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Our Family Table: Do No Harm
A Daily Devotional by Kenton Cheek 30 June 2024 Reading From Obadiah 1, Psalms 82-83 “You should not have gloated when they exiled your relatives to distant lands.You should not have rejoiced when the people of Judah suffered such misfortune.You should not have spoken arrogantly in that terrible time of trouble.You should not have plundered the land of…
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Our Family Table: To Love Correction is Wisdom
A Daily Devotional by Kenton Cheek 28 June 2024 Reading From I Kings 22, II Chronicles 18 “So the king of Israel summoned the prophets, about 400 of them, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I hold back?” They all replied, “Yes, go right ahead! The Lord will give…
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Our Family Table: Genuine Repentance
A Daily Devotional by Kenton Cheek 27 June 2024 Reading From I Kings 20-21 “But the Lord said to Elijah,“Go down to meet King Ahab of Israel, who rules in Samaria. He will be at Naboth’s vineyard in Jezreel, claiming it for himself. Give him this message: ‘This is what the Lord says: Wasn’t it enough that you killed Naboth?…
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Our Family Table: All Consuming Fire
A Daily Devotional by Kenton Cheek 26 June 2024 Reading From I Kings 17-19 At the time of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: “Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at…
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Our Family Table: Secrets to Spiritual Wellbeing
A Daily Devotional by Kenton Cheek 25 June 2024 Reading From 1 Kings 15:25-16:34, II Chronicles 17 The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the ways of his father David before him. He did not consult the Baals but sought the God of his father and followed his commands rather than the practices of Israel. The Lord established the kingdom under his…
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Our Family Table: Hate what is Evil, Cling to what is Good
A Daily Devotional by Kenton Cheek Reading From I Kings 15:1-24, II Chronicles 13-16 “Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father David had done. He expelled the male shrine prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the idols his ancestors had made. He even deposed his grandmother Maakah from her position as queen…
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Our Family Table: Wisdom From Elders
A Daily Devotional by Kenton Cheek 23 June 2024 Reading From II Chronicles 10-12 “Three days later Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, as the king had said, “Come back to me in three days.” The king answered them harshly. Rejecting the advice of the elders, he followed the advice of the young men and…