2 Kings 23-25 Spring Cleaning

April 29th, 2 Kings 23-25

       King Josiah, another good king and a chance to witness what growth looks like in our own life. First step, they found this book in God's house. They decided to read this book together with the priests and the prophets. They made a promise with the Lord to do what was written in the book and surrender their heart and soul to the Lord. Great Idea!!
       Josiah had the priests remove all the vessels made for the worship of Baal and Asherah. Kinda unbelievable isn't it. I've been to Pier One and jokingly thought to myself...how much trouble would I be in if I bought one of those Buddha statues and put it in our garden in front of church. I'm thinking it would almost be a fire-able offense. How about if I bought it and put it on the altar next to the cross in front of church. Nevertheless Josiah is having to remove swastika banners, Hindu and Buddha statues from the house of God. Truly strange.
       Josiah reinstituted the Passover. Apparently the tradition hadn't been honored since the time of the judges. That was a long time ago, no wonder people didn't remember.
       Someone found a dusty edition of God's word hiding in the Temple of God. They read it, followed it, made new decisions because of it, walked in the blessings of God for that time.
       That's my invitation to us and the reason for this journey through God's word this year. Like Josiah, our world wold have a new order as we walk God's way.