Hey guys, welcome back. I want to talk today about drawing a line. You know, in life, we all draw

lines. What are the non-negotiables? Where do we stand and why? What are we willing to sell out and why?

Today we'll find a negative example, but a really important example to consider in drawing the line in

our lives. Listen in. Welcome to Everyday Truth with Kurt Skelly. We believe the Bible is true

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Thanks for listening. Now, let's join Kurt for today's episode.

Hey, friends, welcome back to today's episode of Everyday Truth. We start a brand new chapter today. We're in First Kings, chapter 20.

And we're still in the reign of Ahab.

I know he's an evil guy, but the Bible gives a lot of press to this one king.

And a big reason for that is because it's against the backdrop of the evil of Ahab that we learn about the character of God and the covenant keeping God.

We've talked about the ministry of Elijah.

We introduced Elisha last episode.

We're still kind of in that transition time.

They're working together now, Elijah, as the main

prophet. Elijah is his servant. And we go back to Ahab. Now, here's what I want us to kind of frame in our

mind. Remember, the last time we talked about Ahab, he had been with Elijah on Mount Carmel or Mount Carmel. And remember,

it was there that God demonstrably showed himself strong. And it was very evident that the prophets

of Bale had to bow to the true God. And there Elijah slew the prophets of Bail. Remember, the rain came

as a symbol of God's blessing, that the people had turned back to God. So it seemed as if in the

short term good things were happening. But how often in our lives do we see in the short term good things

happening? We make a big decision. We come to a, you know, come to Jesus moment. We see things

clearly only to revert back to some really deadly and toxic habits. And that's what's happening here with Ahab.

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