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[Reprint of WordPress blog post of January 2023 (edited) ]
“And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded: and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The Lord is with you , while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.” ~II Chronicles 15:1-2
The above scripture reminded me how important
it is to "think on good things". Philippians 4:8
Remembering John, Chapter 1 which teaches
that God is Word; and that Word gives life, we can encourage
ourselves so that we can keep pressing towards the wins in our lives.
Now, here in the Chronicles, it alludes to the fact that if we stick with the Word, it will be with us. Yet, when we move away from the Word, it seems to move away from us—which technically is all about perspective (because we know that the Word will never