2 Kings 24-25

April 29

2 Kings 24-25

God had warned, He had pleaded, He had promised, not He fulfilled what He told Judah would happen if they continued to rebel against Him. The Babylonians, one of the crudest, cruelest nations to inhabit the earth became tools of God to rid the land He had promised to Israel of their presence. The covenant God had made with His people said; “if they obeyed Him,” He would continue to bless them and keep them in the land. Israel and Judah did not obey God, they did their own thing and they faced the consequences. Only the poorest people were left in the land everyone else was removed.

God even allowed the Babylonians to destroy the temple and to remove the sacred utensils. All the splendor of the temple Solomon had built was now scrap metal. God is slow to anger, but when Israel and Judah continued to worship false gods and continued to do their own thing, ignoring the instructions of God, He finally said; “enough.”

There are things in our lives that God speaks to us about changing. There are things in our lives that get in the way of our true worship of God. There are times when we make excuses and want to do things our way, even if God wants something else for us. God may tolerate our disobedience for a season, but the time will come when God will bring consequences for our actions. Cancers begin as just a few cells and if caught early can be removed before they spread and cause greater problems. If it is not caught early, they spread and the entire body may be infected. It is the same with sin. God wants to remove it from us before is spreads and destroys us.

Is there something you know God is speaking to you about changing? If not, I encourage you to pray and ask God to reveal anything in your life that is not pleasing to Him. Then ask Him to help you remove the sin, ask Him to help you change, ask Him to continue to shape you into the image of His Son. God wants to help us live for Him, but if we refuse, we will face greater consequences.