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Holding onto dreams past the expiration date
When Hezekiah cleaned out the temple, one of the things cleaned out was the bronze serpent used by Moses in the Book of Numbers. When the serpents were attacking the Israelites, Moses was instructed to make a bronze serpent and hold it up. When the Israelites looked to the bronze serpent, they would be saved from the snake bites. One…
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Great Followers of God Still Get It Wrong
Hezekiah was one who followed God to a greater degree than most kings before him. His story begins in 2 Kings 18. He not only follows God and does what is right, but he tears down the high places. He finally got rid of the bronze serpent Moses had used in the wilderness. There is this great tribute to his…
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Why We Don’t Want Another Move of God
Call it revival, call it a “fresh outpouring,” call it a new move of God… What we generally want these days is the benefits of that move without the costs of that move. In the stories of Hezekiah and Josiah, the costs of a move of God aren’t just in prayer. If it was time in prayer, we would think about it… maybe. It’s the cost…
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Sometimes You Just Need to Get Fed Up
Good kings were rare in Judah. They were non-existent in the northern kingdom of Israel. 2 Kings 18 begins the story of Hezekiah. He is not the first righteous king, but he takes serving the Lord to another level. When good kings followed God, they usually left the “high places.” They didn’t tear down everything that didn’t point Judah to the…
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