Jehoshaphat follows the call of God in 1 Chronicles 7:14. He reacts to his sin and Jehu’s exhortation with humility rather than arrogance and pride. His first steps…

Little did Jehoshaphat know that his response to Jehu’s rebuke was preparing him for the battle of all battles. Rather than imprison Jehu as King Ahab had…

Jehu did not wait for Jehoshaphat to rest up or even clean up from the battlefield. He met him and lost no time in boldly declaring that Jehoshaphat had really…

The life of Jehoshaphat is a school room that can fuel our own pilgrimages with hope. He committed his life to serving God, but he still…

Jehoshaphat owns his sinful choices and reacts to Jehu’s rebuke with humility and repentance. Remember how he started out his reign…

Weary, emotionally exhausted, in wonder at the close call of losing his life, filthy from battle, maybe wary of how God will treat him after this debacle of a battle, Jehoshaphat starts…

Remember that we can find Jesus in every Old Testament story, on every page of the Bible. We might not see His name, but He is there. There is a beautiful…

Ahab took the throne of Israel after the death of his father Omri (a despicably evil man). His rule began during the last years of the reign of King…

On the heels of describing the enormous accomplishments and prosperity Jehoshaphat enjoyed because of God’s blessings, this godly King makes an alliance with Ahab, the evil king…

Like so many, Jehoshaphat started a new chapter in his life with a heart “devoted to the ways of the Lord.” He didn’t just “put on” godly behavior, he put off…

I chose to end our Pilgrimage Fueled by Hope devotional series with the story of Jehoshaphat because his life mirrors so many of our own. Like us, he is on a pilgrimage through life…

During the worst days and months of my grief journey, my default mode was to turn to close friends for help. Through them God kept His promise…

As I have dug deeper into the lives of Anna, Hannah and Mary, I am struck by the tangible demonstration of the promises of the Covenant and why…

The similarities in Hannah and Mary’s songs are striking and a reminder that writers, moved by the Holy Spirit, wrote…

Though Mary never met Hannah, Mary’s song of praise parallels Hannah’s worship song. I like the idea of Hannah “mentoring” Mary through…

Hannah’s song requires much more than a devotional in order to unpack the rich doctrines and joy that drives its way out of Hannah’s heart and into these…

The parallels between Mary, the mother of Jesus, God’s Son, and Hannah, the mother of Samuel, God’s priest, are remarkable. Neither woman’s claim…

What is your default mode when life comes crashing down? What systems are you building into your life while the sun shines that will fuel…

Slowly, slowly life crashed down on Hannah. Year after year she longed for a child, but God closed her womb. Her default mode…

How many of us make desperate promises in an attempt to influence God to give us what we want, especially when life doesn’t…