Monday:
2 Kings 17-18 Israel Falls Into Exile
The Northern Kingdom, Israel, fails and is taken into exile by the Assyrians, who then return and resettle the land with their own people.
Tuesday:
2 Kings 19-20 King Hezekiah
Read of King Hezekiah of the Southern Kingdom after he finds out about all that has taken place in the Northern Kingdom. And God answers the prayers of the King to save Jerusalem, for now.
Wednesday:
2 Kings 25 Judah & Jerusalem Fall
Love is not the theme of the day as we read about the end of the Southern Kingdom. The end is surely in sight for God’s chosen people.
Thursday:
2 Chronicles 36:15-23 The Exiles Go Home
Jerusalem has fallen and all is lost. Then God does a new thing. God stirs up the spirit of Cyrus the King of Persia and he send the exiles home.
Friday:
John 15:1-27 The New Commandment
Read the words of Jesus offering a new way to live. He offers this new commandment , “that you love one another as I have loved you.”
Saturday:
Psalm 137:1-9 Lament Over Jerusalem
The plan of a human King to rule over God’s chosen people has now become past tense. God has given the people what they thought they wanted and things did not work out for the best. The land has been conquered and the best of the people taken into exile to a foreign land. Psalm 137 offers a passionate lament over the situation of having so much and losing it all. However, read carefully as there is a sense of hope sprinkled in the midst of the tears. God always seems to have another plan in the wings, another means to wholeness, another path of grace and reconciliation. What really did happen to Humpty Dumpty after all was said and done?
Sunday: Reflect and Worship
Scripture: Psalm 137:1-9
Sermon Title: “Humpty Dumpty Had a Great …”
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