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    Christian Devotional – August 21, 2019

    What is the definition of insanity? According to the old saying, it is doing the same thing and expecting the results to change. That is exactly what happened in this story with Elijah. God just consumed a group of soldiers for being disrespectful and now, another group of soldiers arrives and does the exact same thing. Read 2 Kings 1:11-12. So he again sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he said to him, “O man of God, thus says the king, ‘Come down quickly.'” Elijah replied to them, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and…

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    Christian Devotional – August 20, 2019

    Respect. Elijah didn’t feel it and it resulted in fire from heaven. Read 2 Kings 1:9-10. Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him, and behold, he was sitting on the top of the hill. And he said to him, “O man of God, the king says, ‘Come down.'” Elijah replied to the captain of fifty, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty.” Then fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty. 2 Kings 1:9‭-‬10 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/2ki.1.9-10.NASB Elijah wasn’t intrested in the captain respecting…

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    Christian Devotional – August 19, 2019

    What kind of man (or woman) are you? An interesting question, but first, in full transparency, I just want to apologize for missing the last several days. Satan and his temptations are alive and well and I do not have a good reason for it, other than to say that I struggle with wondering if these are valuable to anyone. It’s times like that in which I have to remember that I read and study God’s word because I love Him and want to be obedient to Him. I don’t do it for you. Now, I hope that if you take the time to dig into His Word that you…

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    Christian Devotional – August 13, 2019

    Elijah did what he was told. Even though it had been a while, and even though it was not a positive message, Elijah still did exactly what God told him to do. He delivered the message to the king’s messengers and they returned and told the king. Read 2 Kings 1:4-6. Now therefore thus says the Lord , ‘You shall not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but you shall surely die.'” Then Elijah departed. When the messengers returned to him he said to them, “Why have you returned?” They said to him, “A man came up to meet us and said to us, ‘Go, return…

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    Christian Devotional – August 12, 2019

    Fast forward. Moving ahead to follow Elijah’s life, we see that Ahab has died, just as the Lord said, and his son has been made king. Unfortunately, his son isn’t making any better choices. Read 2 Kings 1:1-3. Now Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. And Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber which was in Samaria, and became ill. So he sent messengers and said to them, “Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this sickness.” But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of…

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    Christian Devotional – September 15, 2016

    Read 2 Kings chapter 25 VERSE: 2 Kings 25:9–He set fire to the temple of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every important building he burned down. TRUTH: The people of Judah were experiencing the judgment that had been foretold by their prophets. The Babylonians came in and destroyed everything. They took everything valuable and the burned anything that was left. When we fail to follow and obey God, there are consequences for that decision. For some people who reject Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, they will also experience the fire of God’s judgment. We must recognize that God is a holy and righteous…

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    Christian Devotional – September 14, 2016

    Read 2 Kings chapter 24 VERSE: 2 Kings 24:13–As the Lord had declared, Nebuchadnezzar removed the treasures from the temple of the Lord and from the royal palace, and cut up the gold articles that Solomon king of Israel had made for the temple of the Lord. TRUTH: The phrase, “As the Lord declared” is such a strong and, in this case, sad phrase. The people had been given warning. They knew it was coming. They had been warned, yet they did not repent and they did not change. As a result, they lost everything, just as the Lord had said they would. God keeps His promises, both the promises…

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    Christian Devotional – September 13, 2016

    Read 2 Kings chapter 23 VERSE: 2 Kings 23:2–He went up to the temple of the Lord with the people of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests and the prophets–all the people from the least tot he greatest. He read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant, which had been found in the temple of the Lord. TRUTH: God’s Word changes people. The people had begun a restoration project and they found a copy of scriptures that had been lost/buried. Many scholars believe it to have been the book of Deuteronomy. Regardless of which book it was, when they read it, they were changed.…

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    Christian Devotional – September 12, 2016

    Read 2 Kings chapter 22 VERSE: 2 Kings 22:19–Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I have spoken against this place and its people–that they would become a curse and be laid waste–and because you tore your robes and wept in my presence, I also have heard you, declares the Lord. TRUTH: How do we respond to God? The way we respond to God will determine, in some ways, the manner in which God responds to us. In this case, Josiah was humbled and he desired to seek after and to follow God. When he heard all the evil things that…

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    Christian Devotional – September 10, 2016

    Read 2 Kings chapter 21 VERSE: 2 Kings 21:12–Therefore this is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: I am going to bring such disaster on Jerusalem and Judah that the ears of everyone who hears it will tingle. TRUTH: The people have turned away and rejected God. The king has begun doing all the horrible and evil practices of all the people who are around Judah. God is angry and He is ready to bring judgment. God indicates that He is going to use this judgment as a way for the world to see that He is God and He is worthy of worship. God will do whatever…