March 9, 2025, 2 Kings 15:1-7
15 In the
twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah the son of
Amaziah, king of Judah, began to reign. 2 He
was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-two
years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem. 3 And
he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord,
according to all that his father Amaziah had done. 4 Nevertheless,
the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and made
offerings on the high places. 5 And the Lord touched the king, so that he
was a leper to the day of his death, and he lived in a separate
house. And Jotham the king's son was over the household, governing the
people of the land. 6 Now the rest of the acts of
Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the
Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 7 And Azariah
slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the city
of David, and Jotham his son reigned in his place.
In these verses we see the
beginning of King Azariah’s, also known as Uzziah, reign in Judah. At the beginning of Uzziah’s regin, he did
what was right in the eyes of the Lord, yet allowed the practice of sacrificing
on high places. Later in his reign, God
struck him with leprosy for his disobedience.
He lived out the rest of his life in isolation with his son Jotham
taking over as king.
This passage clearly
highlights the importance of complete obedience. Complete obedience? What does that look like? Are their areas in your life that you are
holding onto to and unwilling to refrain from?
Pray and ask God to reveal these areas and ask for wisdom, obedience,
trust and faith to turn away from these sins.
Robin Adams
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