Through the Bible: 2 KingsНамуна
Doing Right In The Eyes of God
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
2 Kings 15:3, (ESV)
Up to this point, Azariah was the youngest king at 16 years, yet he reigned the longest for 52 years. He sought God, did what was right, and God gave him success. Our God is a Holy God and when we do what is right God can bless us. There was a time I would do what I thought was right but never got the blessings I thought I deserved. God looks at our hearts. When I sought God earnestly, my eyes were opened and I saw that behind my actions was a heart of pride. I repented and blessings came. I spent so many years doing what I thought was right. I am so glad that we have a patient and gracious God who is waiting eagerly for us to seek Him.
Prayer:
Father in Heaven, I pray for Your help in doing what is right in Your eyes and not in our eyes. Prompt us and correct us whenever we go astray. I thank You for being such a patient and gracious God. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.
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Together with 1st Kings, the author minces no words to connect the nation’s destiny to each king’s faithfulness to Yahweh. Elisha succeeded Elijah as the representative of God’s voice, but there was way too little to be done when people’s hearts remained hardened. Despite few reforms under the reign of King Jehu, Hezekiah and Josiah, the northern and southern kingdoms finally perished in 722 and 587 BCE respectively.
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