The Holy Bible: The Good news Translation

2 Kings 15:1–5 (Key verses)

1 In the 27th year of the reign of King Jeroboam II of Israel, Uzziah son of Amaziah became king of Judah 2 at the age of sixteen, and he ruled in Jerusalem for 52 years. His mother was Jecoliah from Jerusalem. 3 Following the example of his father, he did what was pleasing to the LORD. 4 But the pagan places of worship were not destroyed, and the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there. 5 The LORD struck Uzziah with a dreaded skin disease that stayed with him the rest of his life. He lived in a house on his own, relieved of all duties, while his son Jotham governed the country.

My Thoughts:
(How Can I apply what God is saying here to my life today?)

It seems like there is always one aspect of our lives that we don’t fully turn over to God. In this king’s life, he came short of cleaning up his country for the Lord by leaving the pagan places of worship. I wonder what all we leave behind when we surrender it ‘ALL’ to Jesus? Perhaps ‘ALL’ that we feel is necessary to surrender to Him? God brought great condemnation on the kings that did this. I wonder how much is really brought upon us because of our lack of commitment and total surrender. I bet we could not imagine how much sweeter our relationship with Christ would really be if we totally surrendered to Him. Not only was a dreadful decease (punishment) brought on King Uzziah, but the people continued to worship their pagan gods. The un-surrendered parts of our lives will be heavily attacked by Satan, because he sees that as an inroad into the life of a believer in Christ.

My Prayer
(What I will ask of God, in order for me to properly apply His Word to my life)

Lord Jesus, please help us to search deep within our hearts and analyze those parts of our lives that we have not totally surrendered to You. After meditating on Your Word this morning, I feel like I must do this, because I likened it to me making a long trip in a nice RV, but leaving the air-conditioners at home. The trip would be a lot more tolerable and comfortable if I had the units with me. When my life is not totally surrendered to You, I live life similar to my RV trip, missing some very important pieces that could drastically improve the quality of life on earth for me. Furthermore, my joy while serving You down here would be so rich, that I would find it difficult to understand how much better it will be when I see You face to face in heaven! Satan is after us with such intensity already, please help us to not leave any parts of our lives even more exposed to Him.

 

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