2 Kings 22:1,2. In reading the Biblical list of kings, it is rare to find one who obeyed God completely. Josiah was such a person, and he was only eight years old when he began to reign. For 18 years Josiah reigned obediently, then when he was 26, he began the reforms based on God’s laws. Children are the future leaders of our churches and our world. A person’s major work for God may have to wait until he or she is an adult, but no one is ever too young to take God seriously and obey him. Josiah’s early years laid the base for his later task of reforming Judah. God can use you regardless of your age.
2 Kings 22:4. The doorkeepers controlled who entered the temple and supervised the collection of the money.
2 Kings 22:8. This book may have been the entire Pentateuch or just the book of Deuteronomy. Because of the long line of evil kings, the record of God’s laws had been lost. Josiah , who was about 26 years old at this time, wanted religious reform throughout the nation. When God’s Word was found, drastic changes had to be made to bring the kingdom in line with God’s commands. Today you have God’s word at your fingertips. How much change must you make in order to bring your life into line with God’s word.
2 Kings 22:11,14. When Josiah heard the law, he tore his robes in despair. He immediately instituted reforms. With just one reading of God’s law, he changed the course of the nation. Today many people own Bibles, bur few are affected by the truths found in God’s Word. The Word of God should cause us , like Josiah, to take action immediately to reform our lives and bring them into harmony with God’s will. God freely selects his servants to carry out his will, rich or poor, male or female, king or slave.
2 Kings:19. The hardest part of repentance is changing the attitudes that originally produced the sinful behavior.
The easiest thing about telling the truth is that it is never questioned !!!!
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