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Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold, besides that which the explorers and merchants brought. 2 Chronicles 9:13 It’s not uncommon, when meeting with the addicted, to have someone attempt to derail the purpose of an accountability group or recovery meeting. Once, years ago, while…
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Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and set you on his throne as king for the LORD your God! Because your God loved Israel and would establish them forever, he has made you king over them, that you may execute justice and righteousness. 2 Chronicles 9:8 Growing up in an…
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If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14 Recovery is one of those words I use so frequently now that I don’t…
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Then hear from heaven your dwelling place their prayer and their pleas, and maintain their cause and forgive your people who have sinned against you. 2 Chronicles 6:39 I wrote yesterday about our responsibility to do whatever it takes to stop our addictive, self-destructive behavior. As Christians, it’s tempting to expect God to do all…
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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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