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The Daily Devotional
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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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Aren’t all religions and gods trying to do the same thing? This claim many make today is nothing new. It’s also one the God of the Bible has systematically attacked since the beginning of creation.
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Are you wholeheartedly devoted to God? This question was the dividing line between those kings of Israel who followed Yahweh and those who rejected him.
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Are you building yourself a kingdom? You might not think of it in those terms, but maybe you’re building a career, a business, or a family based on certain ideals you think are essential.
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Do you drive people, or do you serve them? In 1 Kings 12:1-11, Rehoboam, Solomon's son, becomes king and travels to Shechem, where the Israelites have gathered to make him king.
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To make the greatest impact in this world, we must keep our eyes focused on eternity with our feet firmly planted in the reality of this present moment. Fixing our eyes on Jesus is the only solution for the brevity and cruelty of life.