Post by Woody Williams on Mar 17, 2009 9:27:29 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- II Chronicles 29:1-6
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Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty-five years old; he reigned
twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abijah daughter
of Zechariah. He did what was right in the sight of the LORD, just as
his ancestor David had done.
In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the
doors of the house of the LORD and repaired them. He brought in the
priests and the Levites and assembled them in the square on the east.
He said to them, "Listen to me, Levites! Sanctify yourselves, and
sanctify the house of the LORD, the God of your ancestors, and carry
out the filth from the holy place. For our ancestors have been
unfaithful and have done what was evil in the sight of the LORD our
God; they have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from
the dwelling of the LORD, and turned their backs."
Devotional
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From time to time, Israel strayed from their relationship with God,
even refraining from coming to the temple to worship God or care for
the temple. The state of our relationship with God is reflected in
our use of spiritual disciplines, including the discipline of worship
in community. We do need periods of renewal when the spark of faith
is re-kindled. What is the state of the temple within yourself and
your attention to the church you attend with others?
Prayer
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Give me a love for worship, O Lord. Amen
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Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty-five years old; he reigned
twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abijah daughter
of Zechariah. He did what was right in the sight of the LORD, just as
his ancestor David had done.
In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the
doors of the house of the LORD and repaired them. He brought in the
priests and the Levites and assembled them in the square on the east.
He said to them, "Listen to me, Levites! Sanctify yourselves, and
sanctify the house of the LORD, the God of your ancestors, and carry
out the filth from the holy place. For our ancestors have been
unfaithful and have done what was evil in the sight of the LORD our
God; they have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from
the dwelling of the LORD, and turned their backs."
Devotional
----------
From time to time, Israel strayed from their relationship with God,
even refraining from coming to the temple to worship God or care for
the temple. The state of our relationship with God is reflected in
our use of spiritual disciplines, including the discipline of worship
in community. We do need periods of renewal when the spark of faith
is re-kindled. What is the state of the temple within yourself and
your attention to the church you attend with others?
Prayer
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Give me a love for worship, O Lord. Amen