Day 128
Reading: 2 Chronicles 26:1 - 2 Chronicles 29:36
God desires the very best for our lives. This desire is continually expressed in the Bible. The promises of God are sure and certain. Understand that you were not born for failure, sickness or pain. Joy, peace, successful, prosperous are words we use to describe how we would like our lives to be viewed as. God is more than willing for us to have His best. The question is are we willing to meet the requirements God has placed for us to enjoy His benefits. Today we look at 3 kings who were great before God.
Uzziah became king when his father Amaziah died. His father had waged war and brought the gods of the Edomites to be worshipped. Just imagine how ridiculous Amaziah was. He worshipped the gods of the people he just defeated. His son, Uzziah was different. He sought God and as long as the king sought God he was assured of prosperity. There is a lesson to learn here that we need to understand that as long as we are seeking God we access prosperity. Prosperity is not money. God's design for prosperity is more than money. The word used here translated as to prosper is the Hebrew word' tsaleach'. It means to break out, to be profitable, to be meet all giving an idea of a successful venture. Child of God as long as you are seeking God understand God desires to release to you the forces needful to you succeeding in the endeavours of life.
Uzziah also teaches that we understand the place of humility. Don't allow power to get into your head. Don't be swayed by the good things happening that you forget God hates pride. Uzziah forgot his place and moved boundaries that God had set. He forgot what happens when a strange offering is made to God. The sons of Aaron died because they offered what God did not authorise. Uzziah became a leper because of pride. Pride caused him to forget who made him prosper in all he did. A king with a great destiny, who reigned for 52 years died a leper because of pride. Don't die a leper in life.
Jotham the son of Uzziah become king at his father's death. Jotham the bible tells us became mighty because he prepared his ways before God. Do you place your ways before God? Is God involved in your plans? The secret to becoming mighty is to involve the Almighty.
Hezekiah as king restored the worship of God to the nation. His father Ahaz had closed the temple doors and turned the nation to worship idols. Hezekiah became a revivalist who restored the worship of God. Hezekiah restored worship to the order of David. As David had described and stated worship was to be conducted Hezekiah instituted that. Notice that before the temple was cleansed the priests and Levites had to be cleansed. Child of God before serving in a church do you take time to make you sure you are right before God?
God is raising men and women who will restore the worship of God in the land. Stand up and be counted as one who opens the doors of the House of God and not those who close the doors or worship idols.
Memory Verse: 2 Chronicles 27:6
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2 Chronicles 27:6
So Charles became mighty because he prepared his ways before the Lord his God.(paraphrased; italics mine)
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