by Josh Taylor | Jul 14, 2026 | Devotions
Proverbs 21:1 (CSB)”A king’s heart is like channeled water in the LORD’s hand: He directs it wherever he chooses.” Tattenai, governor of the region west of the Euphrates, arrived in Jerusalem with a fair question in a nervous empire. Who gave...
by Josh Taylor | Jul 13, 2026 | Devotions
1 Peter 3:12 (CSB)”because the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do what is evil.” The Persian empire ran on eyes. King Darius ruled from India to Ethiopia and held it...
by Josh Taylor | Jul 10, 2026 | Devotions
Zechariah 6:13 (CSB)”Yes, he will build the Lord’s temple; he will bear royal splendor and will sit on his throne and rule. There will also be a priest on his throne, and there will be peaceful counsel between the two of them.” God tells Zechariah to...
by Josh Taylor | Jul 9, 2026 | Devotions
Zechariah 4:6 (CSB)”So he answered me, ‘This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: “Not by strength or by might, but by my Spirit,” says the Lord of Armies.'” Zerubbabel had a mountain in front of him. The temple stood unfinished. He was...
by Josh Taylor | Jul 8, 2026 | Devotions
Zechariah 3:4 (CSB)”So the angel of the Lord spoke to those standing before him, ‘Take off his filthy clothes!’ Then he said to him, ‘See, I have removed your iniquity from you, and I will clothe you with festive robes.'” We settle for a...