And when Ahab heard those words, he tore his clothes and put sackcloth on his flesh and fasted and lay in sackcloth and went about dejectedly. And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, “Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself before me,…
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Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, O my enemy?” He answered, “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do what is evil in the sight of the LORD.” 1 Kings 21:20 Often, in my line of work, I’ll meet patients who’re consuming large amounts of an expensive drug daily. In…
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Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, O my enemy?” 1 Kings 21:20 I have certain people barometers* to measure where I’m at in different aspects of my life. For instance, when I’m leaning towards a certain divisive political view, I’ll look around at who else espouses that view. If I find I’m on…
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And as soon as Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab arose to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it. 1 Kings 21:16 I have a painful memory of stealing a sucker as a young kid. I was at the neighbor’s house and there, on the counter, was…
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And set two worthless men opposite him, and let them bring a charge against him, saying, “You have cursed God and the king.” Then take him out and stone him to death. 1 Kings 21:10 Occasionally, a patient will plop down a bottle of pain pills – my drug of choice – asking me what…
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And Jezebel his wife said to him, “Do you now govern Israel? Arise and eat bread and let your heart be cheerful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.” 1 Kings 21:7 Today’s passage tells a story that prompts two very different visions of a king. In the story, Ahab, the king…
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Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Every morning, when I wake up, I begin my prayers by first thanking God for new life, salvation, joy, peace, and recovery. Giving thanks to God for what he’s done in my life puts my…
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And Ahab went into his house vexed and sullen because of what Naboth the Jezreelite had said to him, for he had said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” And he lay down on his bed and turned away his face and would eat no food. 1 Kings 21:4 I was…
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And he said to him, “Thus says the LORD, ‘Because you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore your life shall be for his life, and your people for his people.’” 1 Kings 20:42 I commonly meet those in jail who’re begging to go to treatment.…
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And they went out at noon, while Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the booths, he and the thirty-two kings who helped him. 1 Kings 20:16 Years ago, we had a pastor who often said, The Christian life is a battle. He didn’t make the Christian life out to be some fairy tale, promising the…
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