Please read 2 Kings 15.
www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/2ki/15/1/
Meditate on verse 28.
He (Pekah) did evil in the sight of the LORD;
he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam
son of Nebat, which he made
Israel sin.
If
you are keeping track of the kings of
Israel and Judah, you have noticed that the kings
of the northern kingdom, Israel, were evil
monarchs who did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam. Jeroboam, the first of those 19 kings,
left an idolatrous and evil legacy
that characterized the reigns of
18 more
kings over the course of 200
years. This downward spiral of infectious sin eventually hit rock bottom when Assyria
captured and destroyed Israel in 722 BC.
What are you doing positively or
negatively that is influencing future generations?
What will be your legacy? As
you walk in obedience with
Jesus, ask Him to make the refrain of your life the opposite
of the kings of Israel. Pray not to be like kings
Jeroboam, Nadab, Baasha, Elah, Zimri,
Omri, Ahab, Ahaziah, Joram, Jehu, Joahaz, Joash, Jeroboam
II, Zechariah, Shallum, Menahem, Pekahiah,
Pekah, and Hoshea.
As
a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7), pray for yourself and those you
love to not be described like Menahem in 2 Kings 15:18.
“LORD, please keep __________ and me from doing evil in Your sight.
Let all of our days be a
departure from sins.
Help us depart from all the sins of our fathers.
Do not let us make others sin!
For the sake of Your name, Jesus~”
The WATCHMAN on the WALL,
3 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell
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