Daily Scripture & Questions:
I Kings 7:1-51; II Chronicles 4:1-5:14 What doesn't the chronicler talk about that is part of our I Kings reading (7:1-12)?  Remember, the chronicler is selecting historical facts that will help the Israelites who are coming back after 70 years in exile.  His hope seems to be to help these people understand how to find God's favor once they get back to their homeland.  Why would the missing section not be as important to these returning exiles?

Family Devotions—Scripture & Questions:
Read II Chronicles 5:1-14. Can you imagine this great worship gathering? How do we know God was pleased with it? Do you sense the presence of God in our church's worship services?

Biblical Prayer Focus:
John 17:9-11 I am praying for them. I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours. All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them. And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one.

Pray with Jesus that the Father would keep us in His name, and pray that unity would be a reality in your local church and between Christians in general.