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Be Humble: 2 Kings 5:11
“But Naaman went away angry and said, “I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, wave his hand over the spot and cure me of my leprosy.” – 2 Kings 5:11 NIV Naaman clearly has issues of entitlement and pride. He
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God Can Bless With Little: 2 Kings 4:2-7
“Elisha replied to her, “How can I help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?” “Your servant has nothing there at all,” she said, “except a small jar of olive oil.” Elisha said, “Go around and ask all your neighbors for empty jars. Don’t ask for just a few. Then go inside
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Free From Law: 2 Kings 3:27
“Then he took his firstborn son, who was to succeed him as king, and offered him as a sacrifice on the city wall. The fury against Israel was great; they withdrew and returned to their own land.” – 2 Kings 3:27 NIV It seems as though the Moabite king was trying to appease the god
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Don’t Be Led By Those You Lead: 2 Kings 2:16-18
““Look,” they said, “we your servants have fifty able men. Let them go and look for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the Lord has picked him up and set him down on some mountain or in some valley.” “No,” Elisha replied, “do not send them.” But they persisted until he was too embarrassed to
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Do Not Fear: 2 Kings 1:15, Isaiah 41:10, and 2 Timothy 1:7
“The angel of the Lord said to Elijah, “Go down with him; do not be afraid of him.” So Elijah got up and went down with him to the king.” – 2 Kings 1:15 NIV There is ultimately nothing to fear from the enemies of God because they have no power compared to God and
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Make Wise Decisions: 1 Kings 22:30, 32-33, 1 Kings 22:6-7, 1 Kings 22:8, and 1 Kings 22:17, 28
“The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will enter the battle in disguise, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle. When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they thought, “Surely this is the king of Israel.” So they turned to attack him, but when Jehoshaphat
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Week 10: March 5th – March 11th, 2023
Last week I discussed about letting my sin nature dictate my choice to stay in my comfort zone and not be uncomfortable, how I needed to reorient my focus, and how all of that was an issue to do with self control according to 1 Timothy 3:2, which says, “Now the overseer is to be
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Input God to Keep Bad Inputs Out: 1 Kings 22:22-23
““ ‘By what means?’ the Lord asked. “ ‘I will go out and be a deceiving spirit in the mouths of all his prophets,’ he said. “ ‘You will succeed in enticing him,’ said the Lord. ‘Go and do it.’ “So now the Lord has put a deceiving spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours.
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