I'm speaking in our Contemporary Sunday (8:30am) service this week about Hezekiah. As a kid, in Sunday school, the only thing I could tell you about Hezekiah was that there wasn't a book of the Bible named after him. I know this because teachers used to often try to get kids to turn to the book of Hezekiah, just to see who would. Anyhoo...I digress....
Specifically, I found my study of Hezekiah's life so very inspiring. He followed after the reign of king Ahaz, a godless man who had been instrumental in turning the hearts of Israel to idolatry, and he also just happened to be Hezekiah's father. Good lesson to be learned here...no matter how you may have been raised...God allows U-Turns!
Hezekiah followed God wholeheartedly. This is evident as you read about his life in 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles. He restored worship to the Temple and removed the sources if idolatry from the Israelites and from the Temple.
The Bible also talks about another king, named Amaziah. In one of the saddest verses you can read it describes his life...
2 Chronicles 25:2, "He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but not wholeheartedly."
If you feel that your devotion to God is less than wholehearted...no fear...GOD ALLOWS U-TURNS! :-)
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