He was only 8 years old when he began to reign...and he reigned 31 years in Jerusalem. 2 Kings 22:1. He was a mere child who inherited a wicked rule. He had nothing to do with the state of affairs. He had everything to do with Kingdom affairs. "Josiah what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the way of David his father, and he did not turn aside to the right or to the left." 2 Kings 22:2. It's my prayer for our children. God did for this child king: Romans 11:24 God cut him off from the wild olive and grafted him into the good olive. Nothing is too hard for that Grace to do." Josiah walked the narrow middle road. He took care to repair the temple. He took care to watch and wait in the Word of God.
COME BOLDLY: Timeless Prayers
Oh Father, start with me. Cut me off from the wild olive. Graft us in today. May we take deep care to the place where we have been called. May we wait in Your Word this day, always!
PHOTO: Narrow Paths. May we find that narrow path, the walk of life and truth and love and God. Thinking this day about doing what is right in the eyes of God. Thinking about being grafted into the good narrow path.
Again we see what happens when 1 man turns to the Lord on behalf of his country. I pray the Body of Christ truly humbles herself before the Lord for our country.
ReplyDeleteIt truly is the Body of Christ who need to return to Him and cry out to Him on behalf of our country. The verse says IF My people who are called by My Name...He is talking about those who believe in Him and Follow Him, not just someone who knows He exists or someone who shows up every so often at church. We His body need to fall on our faces and repent and humble ourselves much more so than we are doing.
ReplyDeleteHad a rough day, yesterday. The worst one since the ablation on Thursday and it was my blood pressure acting up that did it. Keeping a watch on it...we are truly fearfully and wonderfully made.It is so amazing how the body works together without any instruction from us and the knowledge He has allowed man to develop to help us take care of it when it does not function correctly.