Our reading challenge for the day is 2 Chronicles 16-20. I’ll hit a few highlights. You make comments too and fill in the gaps. What strikes you as specially significant?
2 Chronicles 16 - Near the end of his life Asa turned away from trusting the Lord. He and the kingdom suffered for this. We bring harm upon ourselves and others by our lack of faithfulness.
2 Chronicles 17-20 - Jehoshaphat is a good king. Yet he forms alliances with unbelieving kings, Ahab in particular. God delivers him and his people. Yet there is more turmoil than there would be if Jehoshaphat had not been so interested in alliances with others.
Sometimes we do well to interact with others, sometimes we would do better to keep to ourselves. It is always better if we form alliances with likeminded people. As I often say in church, doctrine does matter. Where we have agreement we function much better.
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