June 2023

JUNE 2, 2023 – That Was Their Sin

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 That Was Their Sin

  June 2, 2023
  Daily Reading – 2 Kings 9-10 / John 11:1-37

 

 GOD’S WORD:

2 Kings 10:29 Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, to wit, the golden calves that were in Bethel, and that were in Dan.

 

 GETTING INTO GOD’S WORD:


        Happy New Year! OK, this is a weird day of the year to be shouting Happy New Year, but today’s text sort of reminds me of that time of year. It is often around the new year where we find people making resolutions. Quit eating so much, start exercising more, be a better mom, dad, brother, or sister, and the list goes on and on. Many, if not most of these resolutions fail. There are many reasons, (or excuses,) for the failures, but generally people return to their old ways sooner or later. Minor changes may stick and be somewhat beneficial. However, no lasting lifetime changes are ever recognized. That is what we see happening in 2 Kings 10.

 

        Jehu has completely eradicated Baal worship from the land of Israel. He slew all who worshiped Baal, destroyed the idols of Baal, tore down the temples of Baal, and 2 Kings 10:28 says, “Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.” Before we begin the celebration of this victory over sin, we need to see what Jehu did next. He did not return to worship God, instead, Jehu leads Israel back into what he knew from Jeroboam, which was calve worship. In 2 Kings 10:31 it says, “But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin.” This begins the end of Israel’s occupation of the land. Replacing one sin with another sin is not progress. 

 

 GETTING GOD’S WORD INTO ME:


        Making a New Year Resolution is man helping man. However, if we want real life changes that will last, we need to include a power greater than ourselves. A real New Life Resolution includes God.

 

It is not New Years, but will you resolve today to include God into your life more?

 

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       “Getting people into the Word of God…
            … and the Word of God into people.”
                                        Romans 10:17

 Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
 Founder and Executive Director
 Hebrews 2:12

 

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JUNE 1, 2023 – That Is What He Saw

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 That Is What He Saw

  June 1, 2023
  Daily Reading – 2 Kings 6-8 / John 10:22-42

 

 GOD’S WORD:

2 Kings 6:17 And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

 

 GETTING INTO GOD’S WORD:


        Sometimes it just feels as if the cares and obligations of life are almost too much. Like the old saying goes, “There is too much month at the end of the money.” At times it feels as if there is too much everything at the end of anything. It is the reason some people give for taking their own life, because they cannot find a way to endure even one more day of the pressure. People turn to alcohol and drugs trying to escape the reality of life. So why does this happen? Many times, these people don’t know Christ as Saviour and they feel hopeless. For Christians, they have taken their eyes off their heavenly help and are looking too hard at earthly problems. We must keep in mind, if we are a child of the King, our King is King of everything, and King forever. Nothing is beyond His domain or His power. NOTHING!

 

        In 2 Kings 6:17 Elisha says, “…LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.” Sounds like a miracle that the servant saw God’s protection. What I find amazing is that Elisha had already seen the hand of the Lord’s protection in 2 Kings 6:16 when he said to the servant “…Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.” In the Spiritual Mind’s eye of Elisha, God was always there. He always is.. 

 

 GETTING GOD’S WORD INTO ME:


        Life can be taxing at times. Most often, if we step back, we will find we caused most of it. However, the promise of God to the child of God is still true. Heb. 13:5 “…for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” For Elisha, that is what he saw.

 

What do you see?

 

 Living In His Word Ministries
       “Getting people into the Word of God…
            … and the Word of God into people.”
                                        Romans 10:17

 Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
 Founder and Executive Director
 Hebrews 2:12

 

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