WILL YOU SERVE GOD WHOLE-HEARTEDLY?
Keywords 25:2
He did what was right in the
eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.
1. Wholeheartedly follow God’s word (1-4)
Amaziah king of
Judah did right in the LORD’s eyes, but not wholeheartedly, for he did not
remove idols (2Ki 14:4). He executed the conspirators of his father, but not
their children, in keeping with God’s word (4; Dt 24:16). When we follow God’s
word, not our feelings or own ideas, we are on the path of blessing. Loving or
obeying God with a divided heart invites disaster.
2. Victory through
obedience, not alliance (5-13)
Amaziah appointed commanders
for his army of 300,000, and he hired 100,000 Israelites for 100 talents of
silver. A man of God warned the king that God was not with Israel and if he
fought with their help they would lose. God has power to help or overthrow, and
God can give much more than what he spent on hiring idolaters (8-9). Amaziah
dismissed the hired troops and suffered some vengeance for it (13), but he won
this battle.
Prayer Lord, help me by your
Spirit to love and serve you wholeheartedly in Jesus’ name.
One Word Wholehearted devotion to God.
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