June 24th, 26: 2 Kings 11–12, 2 Chronicles 24, 1 Timothy 6: Daily Bible in a Year

Welcome to the June 24th episode of the Daily Radio Bible! Join Hunter, your Bible reading coach, as we journey together through the pages of scripture on day 176 of our year-long adventure. Today, we’ll explore gripping stories from 2 Kings 11–12, 2 Chronicles 24, and 1 Timothy 6—witnessing the dramatic rise of young King Joash, the hidden works of God behind seemingly unchanging evil, and the call to live out true godliness and contentment. Along the way, Hunter encourages us to shed transactional views of God and embrace the unwavering truth that we are loved, full stop. Grab your Bible, prepare your heart, and let’s warm ourselves by the fires of God’s love together.

TODAY'S DEVOTION:

God is at work, even when evil wears the crown. Seven years. That’s how long Athaliah, the evil queen, reigned—a time marked by violence, heartbreak, and darkness. She took the throne through bloodshed, even murdering her own grandchildren. Her story reminds us of how deeply entrenched evil can seem, wearing the crown and calling the shots for years on end. She was a daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, a legacy of darkness, and for seven years, all must have seemed lost.

But as we read in the story of Joash, we discover that things are not always as they seem and they will not always remain as they are. Hidden away, out of sight, within the quiet places of the temple, was hope—a child, a son, preserved by God’s providence. God’s kingdom was advancing even when no one could see it, even when hopelessness filled the air. At just the right time, Joash was revealed and crowned, the entrenched evil uprooted, and hope restored to the people.

This is a picture—a compelling, even if incomplete, foreshadowing—of what God is doing not just in the pages of ancient scripture, but in our own stories. Behind the scenes, beneath the surface, God is always at work. Sometimes it feels as if evil is too strong, too established, and nothing will ever change. But the true King—God’s own Son, Jesus—is waiting for the perfect moment to be revealed in power and glory.

Unlike Joash, Jesus does not falter. He does not fail. He is accomplishing all that the Father has given him to do, and he will reign forever. Take hope: there is a real King alive, reigning, and even now, God’s spirit is preparing hearts, overturning evil’s claims, and bringing in his eternal kingdom. Hold on—don’t despair when the world’s headlines or your life’s hardships make it seem otherwise. Trust: your king is coming.

That’s the good news for us. Behind the tangled mess of our circumstances, behind every “crown” that evil seems to put on, God is present. He is faithful, bringing light in the darkness and hope in the silence.

Let us live with that hope. Let us wait on the Lord, trusting that at just the right time, he reveals his salvation. May today you sense—beyond what you see or feel—the steady, unstoppable advance of God’s kingdom in and through you.

That is my prayer for my soul today, for my family, and for you. May we hold fast to this hope, and may it change how we wait, how we watch, and how we worship. Amen.