God allows trials in our lives for a reason—and that reason can be for good in our lives even if those trials are a consequence of sinful choices we’ve made. God wants to teach us about trusting in Him and use circumstances to strengthen our faith.

If only the king of Judah during the Assyrian invasion knew this, then he wouldn’t have considered making an alliance with the enemies of Israel.

Residential Counseling director, Luke Imperato, expounds on three temptations which Egypt offered the kingdom of Judah in this message so that we can search our own hearts for these strongholds and repent of them.

Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.