Missed Opportunity: “The Great Illusion” – 2 Kings 24:6-16, 27-30; 2 Chronicles 36:9-21
In 1993 Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver starred in a movie called “Dave”. The movie was about a man that ran an employment office for people in the Washington DC area that happened to look just like the current President of the US. He did …
Read MoreMissed Opportunity: “The Late Jump” – 2 Kings 23:34-24:5; Jeremiah 22:1-23
The pilot was holding on until the last possible moment, as the plane barreled toward the cliff in front of them. His mission was to drop the men in the forest as close to the enemy outpost as possible. Even though he risked his …
Read MoreMissed Opportunity: “Boldly Going Where I Don’t Belong” – 2 Kings 23:28-33; 2 Chronicles 35:20-27
He stood on the edge of the diving board, having made this dive literally thousands of times before. He was not careful this time. It was a simple mistake. The board sprang up and he turned his body downward, his head clipping the end of …
Read MoreMissed Opportunity: “Placing the Missing Piece of the Puzzle” – 2 Kings 23:1-30
In our last time together in this passage, we saw that Josiah had a missing piece to the puzzle of good behavior, prayerful life, a worshiping spirit, a desire for purity, a priority to lead people in truth, and a servant’s heart for the less …
Read MoreMissed Opportunity: “Found – Missing Piece of the Puzzle” – 2 Kings 22
Did you ever put a large puzzle together and after hours of work find that a piece was missing? There is something that gnaws at you — deep dissatisfaction at the task not completed. The crowds pack Bible camps, great revival meetings, youth conferences and …
Read MoreMissed Opportunity: Children of the Marred Pattern – 2 Kings 21:19-26
Since the industrial revolution, the factories of the world are increasingly using stamp patterns, punch presses and mold casts. In each of these machine, they found the wonder of having a worker that seldom needs a break, reproduces exactly what is desired, and works without …
Read MoreMissed Opportunity- “Beyond Forgiveness” – 2 Kings 21 and 2 Chron. 33:10-20
Can someone be so bad that they CANNOT be forgiven? Surely there are some who have made headlines that were beyond redemption because of their heinous deeds, aren’t there? The truth is that anyone can find God’s love and forgiveness, but they must bow themselves …
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