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Mercy and Grace Today's Devotional Read: 2 Chronicles 34:1–8 Bible in a Year: Psalms 9–1; 1 Corinthians 11:1– [Josiah] began seek the God of his father David. 2 Chronicles 34:3 A stately sunflower stood on its own in the center of a lonely stretch of national highway, just a few feet from the fast lane. As I drove past, I wondered how it had grown there with no other sunflowers visible for miles. Only God could create a plant so hardy it could thrive so close to the roadway in the gray gravel lining the median. There it was, thriving, swaying gently in the breeze and cheerfully greeting travelers as they hurried by. The Old Testament tells the story of a faithful king of Judah who also showed unexpectedly. His father and grandfather had enthusiastically served other gods; but after Josiah had been in power for eight years, “while he was still young, he began seek the God of his father David” (2 Chronicles 34:3). He sent workmen “repair the temple of the Lord” (v. 8, and they did they discovered the Book of the Law (the first five books of the Old Testament; v. ). God then inspired Josiah lead the entire nation of Judah return the faith of their ancestors, and they served the Lord “ long [Josiah] lived” (v. 33). Our God is the master of unanticipated mercies. He’s able cause great good spring unexpectedly out of the hard gravel of life’s most unfavorable circumstances. Watch Him closely. He may do it again today. What mercies have you seen from God that you never anticipated? How does the thought that He’s able to bring about unexpected good give you hope today? Heavenly Father, I praise You for never changing. Your mercies are “new every morning!” (Lamentations 3:23). Help me to look forward to what You have for me today. 
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My pastor always said, "Expectors get what they expect." So what you look for is usually what you see. Look for the good things. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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