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A God Who Saves
What is God about in his world? That’s a question those in Isaiah’s time struggled to grasp. Isaiah chapters 1-12 set the stage with a strong critique of Judah's social, moral, and religious failings.
Ezra Byer
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We Are Exiles
Why would God put his people in exile? Today’s reading covers a significant period in the history of Judah, focusing on the reigns of Hezekiah, Manasseh, Amon, and Josiah and ending with Jehoiachin.
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How Close Do You Want to Be to God?
Do you long for more of God’s presence in your life? 2 Kings 14–18:12 and 2 Chronicles 26–31 cover the reigns of several kings of Judah, showing how differently each one approached his duty to uphold the worship of God.
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God Is Our Refuge
Who do you turn to when you’re in trouble? The answer to this question makes or breaks what a person becomes, and there might be no better passage in Scripture to turn to than Psalm 46.
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Do You Isolate Yourself?
Is being around others tough? With nearly one out of four US adults feeling lonely,[1] it’s no secret that the tendency to hide behind screens and isolate is now more tempting than ever.
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Are There High Places in Your Life?
What is a high place? High places are mentioned over a hundred times in the Old Testament. As 2 Kinds and 2 Chronicles develop, we see this constant theme of kings who do and do not do what is right.
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Are You Willing to Obey God Even If You Look a Bit Foolish?
Have you ever had God give what you felt was a strange command? Maybe you sensed him asking you to do something you thought was ridiculous. 1 Kings 5 gives us one such example with the story of Naaman.
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God’s Work Will Always Go On
Have you ever felt like you’re indispensable? In some ways, everyone wants to feel this way. We want to think that when we’re gone, we will be missed. But the truth is that God’s grand story continues with or without us.
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What Do You Do When You Don’t Know What to Do?
Have you ever had a situation that left you in a place where you did not know what to do? Jehoshaphat certainly did. 2 Chronicles 20 recounts a dramatic episode during the reign of King Jehoshaphat of Judah when the kingdom was threatened by a vast coalition of armies...
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Do We Actually Want to Listen to What Others Say?
How well do you listen to advice? In 1 Kings 20-22 and 2 Chronicles 18-19, we see this stark contrast between Ahab and Jehoshaphat. They were contemporaries and ruled as kings at the same time.
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Do You Thirst for God in Hard Times?
As Christians, 1 Peter 1:17 indicates that we are, in some sense, exiles. This world is not our home, and we thirst for a day when we will see God face to face. The key is to maintain this sense of thirst.
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How Do You Judge Others?
Do you judge others? Regardless of what we might say, we are constantly making certain judgments about others. Most people naturally see themselves as the primary point of balance and others as out of alignment.