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Intentionality; Gratitude; Godliness; Commitment

Sin, Exile, and Hope

King Josiah

In the face of great wickedness, YHWH pursues His own in mercy, and, where they turn in humble repentance, He restores and begins to change them.

When the Faithful King opens what sin had shut, and YHWH’s people seek Him with their whole heart, He hears, heals, and Himself defends them.

YHWH keeps covenant-love with the house of David; and courageous faith brings honor, while forgetful faith brings only death and destruction.

Compromise with evil introduces destruction for which only YHWH’s covenant-faithfulness is the remedy.

Believe the Lord; Seek the Lord; Worship the Lord

When Christian Leaders prioritize the knowledge of God (via the Word) and personal holiness (according to the Word) first in their selves and then in their subjects, YHWH’s people enjoy His natural and covenantal blessings.

The woman at the well.—Because Jesus has so richly provided Living Water to us, with grateful hearts, we are called to offer this Living Water to others in need.

The Christian and idolatry, and calling the lost to faith in Christ.

When YHWH’s people turn from seeking Him and relying on Him to relying on human strength and strategy, they forfeit His strong support and experience trouble and discipline.

II Chronicles 15 When YHWH’s people receive His Word and renew their commitment to seek Him, He brings renewal, revival, re-creation, and rest.

When YHWH’s people humbly, prayerfully, and actively seek and rely on Him, He brings his powerful deliverance and rest.

I Kings 15; 2 Chronicles 13 The Lord keeps His promises, grants victory to those who rely on Him, and uses even very imperfect people to accomplish His eternal purposes.