THE BATTLE FOR THE HEART Life was fairly peaceful until the day when the messenger burst into the palace with grave news. An army was mobilizing along Judah’s border, and it was a massive force. Attack was imminent. Jehoshaphat had been in this position before, and he had learned one thing: The heart of the battle is the battle for the heart. Compromised devotion will not do. Had the king learned his lesson well? I’ve found in my own life that, when we fail the exam, God often gives a retest, and
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