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Christian Devotional – August 18, 2016
Read 2 Kings chapter 1 VERSE: 2 Kings chapter 1:13–So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. This third captain went up and fell on his knees before Elijah. “Man of God,” he begged, “please have respect for my life and the lives of these fifty men, your servants.” TRUTH: This is such an interesting story. We have an evil king who has gotten injured, has been told by God that he will die, and now is seeking to capture or kill the prophet who pronounced God’s plan. The king send people to come get the prophet, but each group sent is burned alive by fire from…
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Christian Devotional – August 17, 2016
Read 1 Kings chapter 22 VERSE: 1 Kings 22:5–But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “First seek the counsel of the Lord.” TRUTH: This was great advice for one king to give to another. Unfortunately, one king wanted to follow God and the other did not. Jehoshaphat, even though he suggested getting advice, he didn’t follow through on the advice that the prophet eventually gave them. He allowed himself to be convinced to go against it. First, are we even seeking God’s plan and counsel on what to do. Second, once he learn it, are we doing it? We must realize that we must do both if we…
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Christian Devotional – August 16, 2016
Read 1 King chapter 21 VERSE: 1 Kings 21:15–As soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, “Get up, and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jebusite that he refused to sell you. He is no longer alive, but dead.” TRUTH: Ahab wanted a vineyard, but Naboth didn’t want to sell. So Jezebel decided to fix the problem. She simply had Naboth killed, then Ahab was free to take over the place. When we face difficulties, we can choose to wait on God to bring about the opportunities that He has for us, or we can rush ahead and choose our…
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Christian Devotional – August 15, 2016
Read 1 Kings chapter 20 VERSE: 1 Kings 20:11–Meanwhile, a prophet came to Ahab king of Israel and announced, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Do you see this vast army? I will give it into your hand today, and then you will know that I am the Lord.'” TRUTH: The people were not following God and were not listening to Him. This time, instead of waiting for the people to get taken over, God decides to deliver them early as a sign to the people that He is their God and that He cares for them and is watching out for them. The people had fallen away from Him,…
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Christian Devotional – August 13, 2016
Read 1 Kings chapter 19 VERSE: 1 Kings 19:18–Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel–all whose knees have not bowed to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him. TRUTH: Elijah felt alone. He didn’t see others standing for God and he didn’t think anyone cared. Elijah got depressed. God had to pull him aside and remind him that he’s never alone. God always sees a bigger picture than we do and God always knows more than we do. God reminded Elijah that no matter how alone he felt, God was with him, but God also had several other people who were in the exact same circumstance as Elijah. We…
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Christian Devotional – August 11, 2016
Read 1 Kings chapter 18 VERSE: 1 Kings 18:37–“Answer me, Lord, answer me, so these people will know that you, Lord, are God, and that you are turning their hearts back again.” TRUTH: As Elijah was preparing for showing the people the power of God in a most dramatic fashion, he prayed. Elijah prayed loud enough that everyone could hear him. Elijah knew that God wanted to remind the people that He was their God and not any of these other false and fake things they had turned to. God will do the same thin in our lives if we set up anything else as God in our lives. Will…
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Christian Devotional – August 10, 2016
Read 1 Kings chapter 17 VERSE: 1 Kings 17:24–Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the Lord from your mouth is the truth.” TRUTH: You never know what interaction that you have with people that is going to result in their seeing God through us. This woman had been the recipient of miraculous flour and oil for quite some time at this point and she was only still alive with food to eat because of God’s provision through her to Elijah. Yet, it wasn’t until God used Elijah to bring her son back to life that…
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Christian Devotional – August 9, 2016
Read 1 Kings chapter 16 VERSE: 1 Kings 16:34–In Ahab’s time, Hiel of Bethel rebuilt Jericho. He laid its foundations at the cost of his firstborn son Abiram, and he set up its gates at the cost of his youngest son Segub, in accordance with the word of the Lord spoken by Joshua son of Nun. TRUTH: This verse may seem out of place to some people as the author continues to list and tell of the various kings during this time. However, this verse tells of an amazing fulfillment of prophecy. If you look back at Joshua 6:26, we see that the Lord had just helped the people of…
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Christian Devotional – August 8, 2016
Read 1 Kings chapter 15 VERSE: 1 Kings 15:11–Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father David had done. TRUTH: For each and every king that is listed, there is one sentence that indicates their obedience to the Lord. In this chapter, Asa is the only one who received a passing grade from the Lord. This leads to two questions, we should ask ourselves. First, if God were to sum up our entire life into one sentence, would it show that we did what was right in God’s eyes or not? Second, would we continue to be obedient to God even if we were…
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Christian Devotional – August 7, 2016
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