Daily Bible Reading with DragoNate #153

Abandoning God

2 Kings 24

I pray blessings on you as you read.

(v. 13) "He also took away all the treasures in the LORD's temple and the royal palace. As the LORD had predicted, Nebuchadnezzar stripped the gold off all the furnishings that King Solomon of Israel had made for he LORD's temple." (v. 20) "The LORD became angry with Jerusalem and Judah and threw the people out of his sight. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon."

My Thoughts

God's people had abandoned Him again and after so doing, there were many evil kings for such a long period of time. As a result of the people abandoning God, God did what He said He would do and Judah and Jerusalem were attacked and taken captive and all the treasures that Solomon had made for God's temple were taken.

Many times God had warned His people of what would happen if they abandoned Him and did not turn from their evil ways. They provoked God to anger, which is actually quite difficult to do. We know that what God says is true, but the people back then, and a lot of people now, do not believe that.

Obviously they didn't care much about what God had been saying to them, or they would have at least tried to turn from their ways. Don't be like them. When we disobey God, which is also known as sin, we can't enjoy the good things that God has in mind for us and our lives.

Like I have said before, God does not promise us a good life or an easy life. What He does promise is eternal life. When we live in God's presence, we experience all the good things that God has planned for us. If we abandon Him, we cannot experience or receive any of that at all.

Learn from the mistakes of God's people in the Bible and don't make the same ones. Don't abandon God and pass up everything He has for you. Even through hard times, if you stay faithful to God, He can, and He will, bring good out of it somehow.

Prayer Time

Now you talk to God about what you read, and you can even read this chapter of the Bible for yourself before you do.

Let me know your thoughts on this reading as well.

Thank you for taking the time to read, I pray that what you have read blesses and inspires you! Godbless!

Daily Bible Reading with DragoNate #50

God Sees Your Heart

2 Kings 22

I pray blessings on you as you read.

(v. 18-19) "Tell the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the Lord, 'This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says concerning the words you heard: Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I have spoken against this place and its people... and because you tore your robes and wept in my presence, I have heard you declares the Lord."

My Thoughts

The second Bible reading on my blog was about how God can always use you. That reading was taken from 2 Chronicles 34 and had to do with King Josiah, and how God used him in great ways from the time he became king at eight years old. This time, again with King Josiah, it has to do with how his heart was responsive to the words of God.

God sees our hearts. Not only does He see our hearts, but that is what He looks at and cares about. Our hearts determine our intentions. If we have evil in our hearts, our intentions are going to be evil for the choices we make and the actions we take. This is why we need to keep our hearts in the right place with everything that we do.

Yes, God does care about what we do, no matter what it is, but He looks at our hearts to see what our intent is. You do five good deeds a day, intentionally, setting out a plan the day before. If your reason for why you do these good things is so that you can be rewarded in some way, then your heart is not in the right place, is it? Whatever you do for anyone else, it should not be done for selfish gain.

If you want to set out a plan for good things to do each day, go for it, there's nothing wrong with it. Just make sure that what you do, you do because you want to. Don't allow those selfish thoughts to creep in there. Don't think that the more you do, the more God will favor you. Do good things because you want to.

Sometimes you may need to check your heart to make sure that you've put it in the right place. Let your heart guide you because Jesus lives in your heart. Jesus lives in your heart, so don't let any kind of corruption take it over. Examine your heart in your priorities, make sure that your heart is in the right place and that your priorities are set accordingly.

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Prayer Time

Now you talk to God about what you read, and you can even read this chapter of the Bible for yourself before you do.

Let me know your thoughts on this reading as well.

Thank you for taking the time to read, I pray that what you have read blesses and inspires you! Godbless!

Daily Bible Reading with DragoNate #30

Not Your Fault?

2 Kings 21

I pray blessings on you as you read.

(v. 8-9) " '...I will not again make the feet of the Israelites wander from the land I gave their forefathers, if only they be careful to do everything I commanded them.' But the people did not listen. Manasseh led them astray, so that they did more evil than the nations the Lord had destroyed before the Israelites."

My Thoughts



Manasseh was a bad king, as he did evil in the eyes of God. He built altars to the 'starry hosts' and asherah poles in God's temple. He defiled the temple that God had said He would put His name forever. Not only did Manasseh commit evil acts, but he led the Israelites astray and caused them to commit evil acts as well. Even though Manasseh was leading them astray, they still chose to follow his lead.

So, if someone leads you to do something that is wrong, is it your fault? The short answer to that question is 'yes.' If our government said that we should take advantage of the poor and attack them because they don't belong in society, and we do so, we are the ones committing the acts. The government would also be at fault for telling us to do so and for leading us wrong, but we are at fault for following.

There are certain circumstances where I do not believe that God would hold someone accountable. In a situation where you are literally forced to do something for example. So, how do you know whether you can say, truthfully, that it isn't your fault what you did? You determine that by seeing whether you actually had a choice or not. If you are following what someone says to do, that is a choice. If you are consciously making a choice to do something, then you would be accountable. If you are forced to do something, or in other words, you have absolutely no other choice, then you would not.

A lot of times, we all say "I had no other choice!" Usually, this statement is a figure of speech. We actually did have another choice, or more, but the one we chose seemed the best. dilemmas like this often come up, don't they? In a case where you have multiple choices, but none of them are appealing, then you choose the lesser of the evils. As I keep saying, always pray before you make any important choice and ask God for guidance.

Be mindful of the choices you make and of who you are following. No matter what anyone says or does, if you willingly make a choice to do something wrong, you are the one responsible for that mistake. Don't willingly put yourself at fault for bad decisions.

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Prayer Time

Now you talk to God about what you read, and you can even read this chapter of the Bible for yourself before you do.

Thank you for taking the time to read, I pray that what you have read blesses and inspires you! Godbless!