Month: March 2026

Yet if they turn their heart in the land to which they have been carried captive, and repent and plead with you in the land of their captivity, saying, “We have sinned and have acted perversely and wickedly,” if they repent with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their…
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If they sin against you—for there is no one who does not sin . . . 2 Chronicles 6:36 In times of personal struggle, it’s easy for me to maintain a sense of humility. When I’m struggling with my eating and being overweight, it’s far easier for me to feel sympathy for the other guy…
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If your people Israel are defeated before the enemy because they have sinned against you, and they turn again and acknowledge your name and pray and plead with you in this house, then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and bring them again to the land that you gave to…
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Give me now wisdom and knowledge to go out and come in before this people, for who can govern this people of yours, which is so great? 2 Chronicles 1:10 In any organization where a lot of the work is done by volunteers, jobs are often taken by the willing, not necessarily by the competent.…
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O LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep forever such purposes and thoughts in the hearts of your people, and direct their hearts toward you. 1 Chronicles 29:18 I have a life problem. My problem is that I don’t naturally tend to eat healthy and exercise. Rather, it is my nature…
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But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you. 1 Chronicles 29:14 In an odd twist of recent events, my daughter has been working across the hall from me in clinic. It’s…
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Be careful now, for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong and do it. 1 Chronicles 28:10 Like most parents, I want to give my children the tools they need to succeed in life. As they’ve graduated from college, pursuing work and graduate school, I’ve been immensely proud.…
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If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever. 1 Chronicles 28:9 We live on a lake and whenever we’re on the stony shore, my wife finds pieces of sea glass, which she enjoys collecting. This sea glass, unfortunately, is a product of…
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Only, may the LORD grant you discretion and understanding, that when he gives you charge over Israel you may keep the law of the LORD your God. Then you will prosper if you are careful to observe the statutes and the rules that the LORD commanded Moses for Israel. 1 Chronicles 22:12-13 Whenever I’ve been…
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For the tabernacle of the LORD, which Moses had made in the wilderness, and the altar of burnt offering were at that time in the high place at Gibeon, but David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the LORD. Then David…
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