Author: Scott

And Athaliah tore her clothes and cried, “Treason! Treason!”  2 Chronicles 23:13 Most of us have an innate sense of justice – or at least our version of justice. When wronged, we cry out, That’s not fair, and we demand that justice be done. The criminal in jail is no different. He just often sees…
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He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in doing wickedly. He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, as the house of Ahab had done. For after the death of his father they were his counselors, to his undoing. 2 Chronicles 22:3-4…
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His people made no fire in his honor, like the fires made for his fathers. He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. And he departed with no one’s regret. 2 Chronicles 21:19-20 Years ago, I received an invitation to a retirement party for an individual…
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Behold, the LORD will bring a great plague on your people, your children, your wives, and all your possessions, and you yourself will have a severe sickness with a disease of your bowels, until your bowels come out because of the disease, day by day. 2 Chronicles 21:14 Every time I relapsed, I told myself…
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When Jehoram had ascended the throne of his father and was established, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and also some of the princes of Israel. 2 Chronicles 21:4 In addiction medicine, we talk about how drugs hijack the user’s brain. This isn’t an excuse, but rather, an explanation that makes a lot…
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Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have joined with Ahaziah, the LORD will destroy what you have made.” And the ships were wrecked and were not able to go to Tarshish. 2 Chronicles 20:37 I can do it my way. I’ll get away with it. I can…
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After this Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined with Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted wickedly. 2 Chronicles 20:35 Whenever I see someone struggle with something I don’t struggle with, I have the same knee-jerk reaction – Why would he (or she) keep doing that? How could they be so dumb? For a moment, I forget…
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So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for his God gave him rest all around. 2 Chronicles 20:30 If you’ve watched many fairy tale movies, you know that any such movie is filled with conflict that all gets resolved by the end of the story, at which point everyone lives happily ever after. We like…
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Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed at this great horde, for the battle is not yours but God’s. Tomorrow go down against them. . . You will not need to fight in this battle. Stand firm, hold your position, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf. 2 Chronicles 20:15-17…
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For we are powerless against this great horde that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you. 2 Chronicles 20:12 We admitted we were powerless over alcohol — that our lives had become unmanageable. Alcoholics Anonymous Step One Step one of the twelve steps insists that…
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