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Why Would God Use Babylon?

Ezekiel 30:25

There’s a question most of us have asked at some point, even if we’ve never said it out loud. Why does someone who doesn’t believe in God seem to be doing just fine, while someone who’s trying to follow him is struggling to keep their head above water?

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What Goes Down with the Ship

Ezekiel 27:27

Most of us have caught ourselves believing that one more purchase, one more upgrade, one more win would finally settle something restless inside us. It never quite does. But we keep trying anyway.

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The Gods They Carried Out of Egypt

Ezekiel 20:8

Most of us have sat down at some point and written out what we’re grateful for. And if we’re honest, it’s a strange thing to read that list back and realize how little we thought about God while any of it was happening.

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The Heart You Can’t Trust

Jeremiah 17:9, ESV

Most of us have heard these words so many times we could finish the sentence before Jeremiah does. “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?” (Jer. 17:9, ESV). It’s been preached so many times we almost don’t listen anymore. But here’s a fair question: do we actually understand what Jeremiah was saying?

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Lessons from a Roller Coaster Life

“Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, ‘The word of the LORD you have spoken is good.’ For he thought, ‘There will be peace and security in my lifetime.’” (Isaiah 39:8, NIV)

Life can feel like a roller coaster. One moment we’re celebrating a victory; the next we’re facing a crisis that shakes us to the core. King Hezekiah knew this reality well. His life reads like a dramatic story—miraculous healing followed by foolish pride, divine favor followed by sobering consequences. Yet in his journey, we find wisdom for navigating our own ups and downs.

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