A
reminder for today
In
all that he did in the service of the Temple of God and in his efforts to
follow God's laws and commands, Hezekiah sought his God wholeheartedly. As a
result, he was very successful. (2 Chronicles 31:21)
How are you today my dear friend? I do hope that your
week is well on its way and that you are blessed in all that you do and that no
challenge will hinder your progress. King Hezekiah’s father did terrible things
and turned against the Lord and this made the Lord very angry. They were
attacked and defeated a number of times until finally Hezekiah became king and
he in turn did what was pleasing in the eyes of the Lord.
Living in the kingdom of the Lord we often see similar scenarios.
People turn to God and then later we find that they turn away from God. I suppose
it is often due to circumstances or influences that people will either turn to God
or turn away from God. I guess it depends on our motives and our willingness to
remain faithful to the Lord. Many want to be followers of the Lord but few
actually and truly follow Him.
I have told you before that living in the Kingdom of the
Lord is no easy task. It is a way of life and we can so easily be misguided or we
can be selfish in our ways and then lose direction towards our goal. I know
life certainly is no easy task and living each day, with all that awaits us and
all that wants us to fail, can be a huge burden to carry.
Therefore I would like to take today and just encourage
you again. You see the Lord knows what you are going through and He knows what
is waiting for you. He wants you to change your focus from the problems ahead
and seek Him first wholeheartedly, just as Hezekiah did. As a result Hezekiah
was very successful and this is our lesson. If we seek God first and allow Him
to show us the way we will be successful in defeating the enemy and overcoming all
the challenges that we face.
But there lies more within this. You see those that are
sceptical about living in the Kingdom will always be the ones that want to see
you fall so that they can use it as an excuse. They will look for a reason not
to change their ways and to discredit our way of life. But if we remain humble
and allow God to do what He planned to do, in His time, we will see their plans
turned to shame as we bring glory to the Lord and ruin to the plans of the
enemy to mislead other. We will see people turn from their ways and return to
the Lord, just as Hezekiah saw when he called on the people in his time to
return to God and change their ways. And the Lord will hear our prayers and
give us strength to overcome and be successful. There was great joy in the city, for Jerusalem had not seen a
celebration like this one since the days of Solomon, King David's son. Then
the priests and Levites stood and blessed the people, and God heard their
prayer from his holy dwelling in heaven. (2 Chronicles 30:26-27)
"'As
surely as I live,' says the LORD, 'every knee will bend to me, and every tongue
will confess and give praise to God.'" (Romans 14:11)
Have and awesome day dear friend of Jesus
Cheers
