Stay close to the Lord. Follow him intimately.
2 Kings17:7-8 And this occurred because the people of Israel had sinned against the Lord their God, who brought them up out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods, and walked in the customs of the nations whom the Lord drove out before the people of Israel, and in the customs that the kings of Israel had practiced.
2 Kings 17:16 And they abandoned all the commandments of the Lord their God, and made for themselves metal images of two calves; they mad an Asherah and worshiped all the host of heaven and served Baal. And they burned their sons and their daughters as offerings...
I look at all the wickedness of Israel and wonder, 'How did it get so far?' They were God's people. The Lord saved them out of the hand of Pharaoh King of Egypt. The Lord gave them the law and prophets to lead them. How did this happen?
Over and over again I return to the same answer. People are sinful. People pursue their own pleasures rather than the glory of God. God's people often forget him. They abandon his commands. They pursue sensual pleasures and selfish desires only to find destruction later.
May this not be us. May we always pursue the Lord closely and intimately. May we never walk away from him to our own pursuits. And may he use us as he sees fit.
Am I available to the Lord? Am I ready to hear his voice? Am I poised to act?
He is the God of the universe. He is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. He can bring victory or defeat. There is joy in his presence. There is peace by his side. May we find the Lord more wonderful than the world. Amen.
Taken from reading 2 Kings 16-20
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