A moment of stillness (7).

Loving God more than we love ourselves. So the Three broke through the Philistine camp and drew water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem. They brought it back to David, but he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out to the Lord. 1 Chronicles 11:18 When the Philistines were stationed in…

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The sacredness of the temple. They spent the night in the vicinity of God’s temple, because they had guard duty and were in charge of opening it every morning. 1 Chronicles 9:27 In ancient times, people placed a high importance on the physical temple, but we are now privileged to understand that we are the…

A moment of stillness (5).

God deserves our trust. They received help against these enemies because they cried out to God in battle, and the Hagrites and all their allies were handed over to them. He was receptive to their prayer because they trusted in him. 1 Chronicles 5:20 We often rob ourselves of the help we desperately need because…

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Reconsecration. Before him there was no king like him who turned to the Lord with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength according to all the law of Moses, and no one like him arose after him. 2 Kings 23:25 Josiah was a different kind of king. Most of…

A moment of stillness (3).

The God that relents. “Go back and tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people, ‘This is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I will heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the Lord’s temple.’” 2 Kings 20:5 This is a…

A moment of stillness (2).

The honest truth. This disaster happened because the people of Israel sinned against the Lord their God who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt and because they worshiped other gods. 2 Kings 17:7 God allowed His people to be taken into exile because they sinned against Him by…