[Originally posted in a WhatsApp group (AG) as a daily reading update (reflection) from each chapter of the Bible]
I shall put up only 4 updates for the book of 2
Chronicle. However, I have read all of them this evening. It's more interesting
to read through the book in one sitting.
𝟚 ℂ𝕙𝕣𝕠𝕟𝕚𝕔𝕝𝕖𝕤 𝟡:𝟠
"Blessed
be the LORD your God who delighted in you, setting you on His throne as king
for the LORD your God; because your God loved Israel establishing them forever,
therefore He made you king over them, to do justice and righteousness."
The
Queen of Sheba blessed Yahweh because of God's wisdom upon King Solomon. May
people curse not our God because of our actions, words, or lifestyle! Let's
live like God's children in this ungodly world.
𝟚 ℂ𝕙𝕣𝕠𝕟𝕚𝕔𝕝𝕖𝕤 𝟙𝟡:𝟚
"Jehu
the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat,
'Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD and so bring wrath
on yourself from the LORD?'"
Jehoshaphat
helped King Ahab but God was not pleased with him. Kings were placed by God in
those days to represent God; it was a theocracy, not democracy form of
government those days.
Nowadays,
pastors are the ones who represent/deliver the message of God. It's imperative
that we do not associate with those people who undermine the authority and
sufficiency of the word of God, or else we shall be like Jehoshaphat.
𝟚 ℂ𝕙𝕣𝕠𝕟𝕚𝕔𝕝𝕖𝕤 𝟚𝟠:𝟚𝟚
"Now
in the time of his distress this same King Ahaz became yet more unfaithful to
the LORD."
What
do you do in your distress? Do you repent or rebel? There's no point in getting
angry with God. He's not a man to change; it's you who must change your ways.
King
Ahaz wasn't only unfaithful but increasingly unfaithful. And he died and his
funeral wasn't an honorable one.
𝟚 ℂ𝕙𝕣𝕠𝕟𝕚𝕔𝕝𝕖𝕤 𝟛𝟛:𝟙𝟚
"When
he was in distress, he entreated the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly
before the God of his fathers."
Ahaz
was a bad king. God chastised him. However, instead of repenting he became increasingly
unfaithful and died without an honorable funeral.
His
grandson, Manasseh was the most wicked king of Judah. 🥶 And he reigned the longest for 55 years. Oh! What a
saddest combination! 😭 The worst king reigning the longest. Imagine people
wishing him to die soon but still outliving them.
Finally,
the Assyrians overpowered him and tortured him badly. Many people must have
wanted him to be skinned alive and be rubbed with chili powder. But v12
happened. Oh! No. He repented, and God heard him.
What's
this? It's to demonstrate the love of God. The worst sinner was granted
repentance. God can and did change the most wicked man. He did save Apostle
Paul, the "chief sinner" too.
God
can save and change your friends, siblings, neighbors, near and dear ones, if
He could change Manasseh. There's hope. Don't give up.