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Consecration: Praying with King Solomon
Last time we looked at 2 Chronicles 6 and Solomon’s dedication prayer. Let’s look now at 2 Chronicles 7 and see how God responded to the prayers and sacrifices in the temple, and what this means to us as believers now. Fire from Heaven 2 Chronicles 77 As soon as Solomon finished his prayer, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.2 And the priests could not enter the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD filled the LORD’s house. 3 When all the people of Israel saw the fire come down and…
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Summer Fruit Devotion: Peace Day 3
For Your Feet So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding. Romans 14:19 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. Ephesians 6:14-15 So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.” 2 Timothy 2:22-23 “For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful…