Please read 2 Kings 14.
www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/2ki/14/1/s_327001
Meditate on verses 3-4.
He did right in the sight of the LORD, yet not like
David his father; he did according to all that Joash his
father had done. Only the high places were not taken away;
the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
If you are like me (Marsha), you probably wish these verses about “high places” would just disappear. They make me uncomfortable because they are the stain on a life that could have been described as “pleasing to the LORD.” These verses make me squirm because I know God repeats Himself in order to drive home things that are really important to Him. Refusing to remove “high places” is a big deal to God, and He really wants me—and you—to know it’s a big deal to Him. Therefore, we must acknowledge the high places in our lives and get rid of them.
As I write this devotional, my cry is, “Oh, LORD, show me my high places! I want them gone! Forgive me, LORD, for not acknowledging and removing them sooner. I want to live a life pleasing to You.”
Removal of the high places is an important part of your walk with Christ. Listen to the Holy Spirit as He reveals prideful places in your life, places that are higher in precedence than He is. Let God’s power tear them down and let Him constrain you not to rebuild them again.
Use 2 Kings 14:3-4 to pray over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).
“LORD, help _________ and me do right in Your sight,
even better than our fathers did.
LORD, take away our high places;
do not allow us to sacrifice there any longer!
Because of Your name, Jesus~”
The WATCHMAN on the WALL, 3 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell
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