A WHOLE MAN

The LORD spoke to Manasseh and to his people, but they paid no attention. 2 Chronicles 33:10 This past week, Monica and I have been on the road traveling in the North East quite a bit. We are celebrating our 3rd anniversary, along with a couple other special occasions, and have driven over 1,000 miles in 5 days with many more miles to go. It has been great seeing all of the wonders of God's creation while spending a lot of great quality time with my wife. Being on the road and visiting a lot of sights, there have been plenty of signs along the trip warning us of ice, bears, falling rocks, and slow moving buggies. It would be very foolish of us to ignore the warnings since they are meant to ensure that we enjoy whatever activity we are engaged in and in a safe manner. In Second Chronicles 33, we read of the reign of King Manasseh. He is a wicked king who has a very interesting account because 1) his reign is the longest of any king in Israel or Judah, 2) he is considered to be one...

“if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land”  2 Chronicles 7:14  Monica and I love going on dates and, for the most part, they are great and we are able to really enjoy our adventures! However, there are occasions when the date does not go as planned and leaves us a bit disappointed. For example, despite having attended numerous Hot Air Balloon festivals, we have yet to see a balloon lift off of the ground. Sadly, we have only ever seen two balloons inflate, but then immediately deflated due to “high winds”. As you can imagine, those dates were very… deflating. Our date begins with great joy and excitement for what is to come, but ends with a tinge of disappointment. The book of Second Chronicles can feel a bit like that. Originally part of First Chronicles, Second Chronicles continues to “chronicle” the history of Dav...