“In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.” (1 Kings 16: 34) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. When the walls of Jericho fell, Joshua proclaimed that anyone who would arise to rebuild the walls of Jericho would do the foundation with his first son, and b

“And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.” (1 Kings 16: 32) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. In our Focal Scripture, Ahab reared up an altar for Baal following his marriage to Jezebel. He created a location for Baal and Baal worship. In bible times, Baal worship often involved human sacrifice of offspring. Parents often had to sacrifice their children in order to please Baal. Put differently, what J

“31. And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him. 32. And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.” (1 Kings 16: 31-32) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. Our Focal Scripture speaks of how Ahab walked in the sins of Jero

“31. And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him. 32. And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.” (1 Kings 16: 31-32) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. Our Focal Scripture introduces the woman named Jezebel in scriptu

“And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.” (Mark 3: 5) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. When Jesus showed up in the synagogue, there was no record that the man with the withered hand besought Him for healing. The narrative was that Jesus saw the man in need of healin