Guard Your Heart (2 Chronicles 12:14)

Pray the Word with David Platt

David Platt

Christian, Bible, Baptist, Devotional, Spirituality, John Piper, Prayer, Bible Study, Religion & Spirituality, Louie Giglio, Christianity, David Platt, Pray, Radical

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🗓️ 16 August 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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In this episode of Pray the Word on 2 Chronicles 12:14, David Platt reminds us to avoid evil by seeking God. Explore more content from Radical.

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0:00.0	Pray the Word with David Platt is a resource from radical.net.
0:06.4	Second Chronicles chapter 12, verse 14,
0:10.0	and he did evil, for he did not set his heart to seek the Lord.
0:17.0	Let me read that one more time.
0:19.3	Just let it soak in.
0:21.1	This is talking about King Riobein.
0:23.1	He did evil.
0:25.3	Why?
0:26.3	Because he did not set his heart to seek the Lord.
0:33.5	If you don't set your heart to seek the Lord, then you will do evil.
0:41.1	But when you set your heart to seek the Lord, you will do good.
0:47.0	This is such a simple, powerful verse that shouts to you and me set your heart to seek the Lord obedience and the good life
1:02.2	according to God's good design doesn't happen accidentally it happens when you set your heart
1:09.9	to seek God.
1:12.3	And I just want to encourage you to intentionally do that today.
1:17.0	Set your heart to seek God.
1:19.4	Let's think about what that means and what that looks like practically.
1:22.9	To set your heart to seek God.
1:25.5	Suddenly that means to set your heart on God's word, to fix your heart on God's word,
1:32.2	to spend time with Him in prayer, like concentrated time in ways that lead to continual time
1:38.1	in prayer seeking God all day long.
1:41.9	Set your heart to seek God in everything you need for everything you need in every moment
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