Please read 2 Kings 12.
www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/2ki/12/1/s_325001
Meditate on verse 2-3.
Jehoash (Joash) did right in the sight of the
LORD all his days in which Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
Only the high places were not taken away;
the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
Joash became king at the age of seven. He served the LORD and his people well as long as Jehoiada, the priest, was alive to teach him. But after the death of this Godly mentor, Joash’s heart turned from following the LORD (2 Chronicles 24:17-19).
It is important to be with Godly others who encourage you in your walk with Christ. Thankfully, Jesus gave you His Church, those who believe and follow Him.
And what about those “high places”? It is a repeated phrase throughout 1 and 2 Kings. These regional places of worship often combined the worship of God with false gods and were contrary to God’s will (Deuteronomy 12:2-3). However, the people liked their high places, and it was easier for the priests and other leaders to let them do what they wanted rather than upsetting them and their high places.
As you ponder the high places, ask the Holy Spirit to convict you of high places in your life. Destroy your high places—any area of your life controlled by pride and disobedience to Christ and His Word.
Use the words from 2 Kings 12:2-3 and 15 to pray over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).
“LORD, let ___________ and me do right
in Your sight all our days.
Instruct us and let us instruct others about You.
Let us take away all high places;
let us sacrifice nothing on the high places.
Make us people who deal faithfully.
Because of Your name, Jesus~”
The WATCHMAN on the WALL, 3 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell
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