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2 Kings 19-20

Psalm 19

WEEKEND REFLECTION

In our readings this week, an often repeated sentence is “And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD”.  

This must have been so discouraging to any who loved the Lord in those days; to see your country continue down a path that leads away from God and away from righteousness.  

Proverbs 29:2 says: “When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.” God’s way leads to true human flourishing. Thus, when the wicked rule, the people never flourish. They only groan.  

There is hope for people who live under evil government, though. The Lord of heaven and earth is sovereign even over the hearts of wicked kings. And one day the King of kings will return, and his people will truly flourish under his perfect leadership. And, as we heard on Sunday, our true and ultimate citizenship is in heaven.  

It is an election year. Let’s keep our hope in the Lord. 

PRAY

For the months of July and August in our Daily Worship we will be praying through our Five Loves during the week and our Mission and Vision statements on the weekend.  

To be a vibrant, healthy family of Christ-like believers proclaiming a cross-centered gospel, living cross-centered lives. 

By "cross-centered" we mean that we strive to keep the truth of the gospel central in all that we do. It is central to what we proclaim, (our doctrine), and it is central to how we live, (our culture). As believers who have been adopted into God’s family through Jesus Christ, we aspire to be a church that consistently proclaims the gospel that has saved us and consistently lives in a manner that reflects our love for Christ, one another, and our neighbors. 

• Pray that God would keep you and our church always rooted and grounded in God’s word. 

• Pray that God would help you and our church to live in way that is consistent with what we believe. 

• Ask God to make us a “vibrant, healthy family of Christ-like believers” who love one another. 

• Pray for God to grow our church spiritually by his word and his Spirit. 

SING

I Believe - Phil Wickham