March 22, 2025, 2 Kings 18:1-8
March 22, 2025, 2 Kings 18:1-8
18 In the
third year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, Hezekiah the son of
Ahaz, king of Judah, began to reign. 2 He
was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine
years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abi the daughter of
Zechariah. 3 And he did what was right in the eyes
of the Lord, according to all
that David his father had done. 4 He removed the
high places and broke the pillars and cut down the Asherah. And he
broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those
days the people of Israel had made offerings to it (it was called
Nehushtan). 5 He trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel, so that
there was none like him among all the kings of Judah after him, nor among those
who were before him. 6 For he held fast to
the Lord. He did not depart
from following him, but kept the commandments that the Lord commanded Moses. 7 And
the Lord was with him;
wherever he went out, he prospered. He rebelled against the king of
Assyria and would not serve him. 8 He struck down
the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territory, from watchtower to
fortified city.
Wow!!! A breath of fresh
air. Hezekiah served God and was obedient. He prospered, he held fast to the
Lord and he did not depart from following him. Praise be to God. As you walk
daily with the Lord, think of the relationship that Hezekiah had with God. Ask
God to help you learn to walk more closely with Him. Be that breath of fresh
air for someone today.
Debbie Walker
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