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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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But King David said to Ornan, “No, but I will buy them for the full price. I will not take for the LORD what is yours, nor offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing.” 1 Chronicles 21:24 Early in our marriage, as my wife and I first combined our paychecks, we began working on our…
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And David said to God, “Was it not I who gave command to number the people? It is I who have sinned and done great evil. But these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand, O LORD my God, be against me and against my father’s house. But do not let the plague…
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And David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between earth and heaven, and in his hand a drawn sword stretched out over Jerusalem. 1 Chronicles 21:16 While incarcerated and hoping to get out of jail, most inmates are highly motivated to change. They promise the judge and their probation officer…
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And David said to God, “Was it not I who gave command to number the people? It is I who have sinned and done great evil. But these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand, O LORD my God, be against me and against my father’s house. But do not let the plague…
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And David said to God, “I have sinned greatly in that I have done this thing. But now, please take away the iniquity of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.” 1 Chronicles 21:8 For some reason, I can tell you exactly when and where I first heard the phrase, “My bad”. I was…
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So David said to Joab and the commanders of the army, “Go, number Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, and bring me a report, that I may know their number.” 1 Chronicles 21:2 Twenty years ago, when struggling with an opioid addiction, I felt God telling me I needed to get help and go to treatment.…
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In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, Joab led out the army and ravaged the country of the Ammonites and came and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem. And Joab struck down Rabbah and overthrew it. 1 Chronicles 19:20 For the first time in years, I’m missing…
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