So he gave them what they asked for, but sent a wasting disease upon them. - Psalm 106:15 Reading the story of the people of God is often like reading the biography of a yo-yo. Finally the string of the yo-yo breaks, and we watch the nation plunge to the bottom and stay there. Second Chronicles 36 tells us that Zedekiah was twenty-one when he became king, and he did evil in the sight of the Lord. He stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against the Lord God of Israel. And the people and the priests followed his leadership. The record says they transgressed after all the abominations of the heathen and defiled the house of the Lord. When God continued to call them back to Himself, they mocked His messengers and despised His words till there was no remedy. And so we see the destruction of the kingdom of Judah and the city of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans. If Zedekiah had simply made the Lord his friend, he could have prevented the ruin and saved the land. Because he would not humble himself and make himself the servant of God, he became the slave of his enemies. Multitudes were put to the sword, even in the sanctuary where they fled for refuge. But the sanctuary was ransacked, its treasures seized and carried to Babylon. The temple was burned, the walls of Jerusalem were demolished, and the stately palaces lay in ashes. The people who survived were carried to Babylon, enslaved, impoverished, insulted, and exposed to much misery in the enemys land. What a picture of the person whose heart becomes hard and unyielding toward God. By the Lords grace, may we respond to His voice today, break out of the yo-yo syndrome, and walk with Him in daily discipleship. Lord, speak to me today and I will listen to Your voice and obey it. Amen. The Lord calls to us through His Word, through our conscience, and through providential circumstances. What might He be saying to you today?
Posted on: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 01:42:14 +0000
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