Ep. 265: When You Make Yourself an Enemy of God, Your Enemy Meter Is No Longer Rightly Calibrated

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In Podcast Episode 265, “When You Make Yourself an Enemy of God, Your Enemy Meter Is No Longer Rightly Calibrated,“ Kim discusses the mistaken spiritual vision that occurs when one makes himself an enemy of God. As we see with King Solomon, because of his wrong choices, the Lord had raised up men to stand against him. Yet, those were not his real enemies. His real enemy was himself. We all have had times when we were our own worst enemies but continued to fight against perceived enemies until the Lord spiritually shook us to re-calibrate our perspective.

 

Our focal passages for this episode are 1 Kings 11:26-43 with verse 40 as the focal verse:

 

40 Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam, but he fled to King Shishak of Egypt and stayed there until Solomon died.

WEEKLY ASSIGNMENT FEATURE:

 

Prayerfully determine whether you are currently a friend of God or have made yourself an enemy of God?

 

Additional Resources and Scriptures:

 

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• INSTAGRAM -  https://www.instagram.com/encouragingothersinlovingjesus/
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RESOURCES USED FOR BOOK OF 1 & 2 Kings PODCASTS:

• “The Wiersbe Bible Commentary: The Complete Old Testament OT in One Volume”
• “Christ-Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus in 1 & 2 Kings” by Tony Merida
• “The Tony Evans Bible Commentary: Advancing God’s Kingdom Agenda”
• “Life Application Study Bible”
• “The Swindoll Study Bible: NLT” by Charles R. Swindoll
• Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary
• “The Baker Illustrated Bible Background Commentary” by J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays (Editors)
• Expositor’s Bible Commentary (Abridged Edition): Old Testament, 2004, by Kenneth L. Barker, John R. Kohlenberger, III.

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This podcast is hosted by Kim Smith, a small town Country Girl who left her comfort zone to follow Jesus in a big City World. Now, she wants to use God's Word and lessons from her faith journey to encourage others in loving Jesus.

 

In each episode, Kim will share insights regarding a portion of God's Word and challenge listeners to apply the lessons to their daily lives.

 

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Remember, “It’s Always a Trust & Obey Kinda Day!”

 

If you have questions or comments or would like to learn more about how to follow Jesus, please email Kim at EncouragingOthersinLovingJesus@gmail.com.

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Reference:

Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Tyndale House Publishers. Holy Bible: New Living Translation. Wheaton, Ill: Tyndale House Publishers, 2004.

 

Podcast recorded through Zencastr and edited through GarageBand. The soundtrack was created in GarageBand by Kim Smith.

 

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