Today’s devotion comes from 2 Kings 8:24-29. Here is a link to this Scripture – https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Kings%208&version=NASB1995
I quote only the following verses.
“So Joram slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and Ahaziah his son became king in his place.
In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign. Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Athaliah the granddaughter of Omri king of Israel. He walked in the way of the house of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD, like the house of Ahab had done, because he was a son-in-law of the house of Ahab.” 2 Kings 8:24-27.
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There are two themes to this devotion. I almost neglected to consider the second theme.
The first theme to this devotion is the very short reign of Ahaziah. We may think we will live and reign, so to speak, for a long time, maybe forever. But, we need to meditate on the shortness of life and that we may not be able to do all that we want even if we have a longer life than most.
“As for the days of our life, they contain seventy years,
Or if due to strength, eighty years,
Yet their pride is but labor and sorrow;
For soon it is gone and we fly away.” Psalm 90:10.
“For all our days have declined in Your fury;
We have finished our years like a sigh.” Psalm 90:9.
“So teach us to number our days,
That we may present to You a heart of wisdom.” Psalm 90:12.
“Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.” Colossians 3:2-4.
“But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
“So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Matthew 6:33-34.
“Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry.”’ But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?’ So is the man who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.” Luke 12:18-21.
The second theme of this devotion is based on the phrase: “because he was a son-in-law of the house of Ahab.” All the foregoing verses concerning the first theme sounds wise to us, but our position means everything. Unless we are chosen and given all that we need, we will not be saved.
“For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong, and the base things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that are, so that no man may boast before God. But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption, so that, just as it is written, “LET HIM WHO BOASTS, BOAST IN THE LORD.” 1 Corinthians 1:26-31.
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