Joash--Shallow Faith PT-1 (Obeying) (2 Ki. 12:1-3; 2 Chron. 24:1-3)

5/11/2011 5:37:33 AM

 

SPIRITUAL DIARY

 

My Worship Time                                          Focus:  Joash—Shallow Faith Pt.1 (Obeying)

 

Bible Reading & Meditation                         Reference:  1Ki. 12:1-3; 1Chron. 24:1-3

 

            Message of the verses:  “1 ¶  In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba. 2  Jehoash did right in the sight of the LORD all his days in which Jehoiada the priest instructed him. 3  Only the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.”

            “1 ¶  Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Zibiah from Beersheba. 2  Joash did what was right in the sight of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest. 3  Jehoiada took two wives for him, and he became the father of sons and daughters.”

 

            Today’s SD begins the seventh chapter of Dr. Wiersbe’s commentary on 2Kings and parts of 2chronicles.  This chapter will cover two chapters in 1Kings and one chapter in 2Chronicles.  There are three kings described in these chapters and Dr. Wiersbe points out that what these kings believe is not to be followed by believers today.  Joash is the first king to be described and he is described as a king with “shallow faith.”  In the Lord Jesus’ parable on the different kinds of seeds in the book of Matthew He speaks of four different kinds of faith and one of them is “shallow faith.”  In commenting on this kind of faith Dr. Wiersbe writes the following:  “Shallow-hearted people receive the Word but provide no room for it to take root, so the shoots grow up but don’t last.  A plant can’t grow and bear fruit if it doesn’t have roots.”

            This first sub-point under the main point of “Joash—shallow faith” is about obeying and the verses speaking of this are above.

            When leaving chapter eleven of 2Kings Joash had just been made king of the Southern tribes of Israel, but he was only seven years old and so Jehoiada the high priest was leading him and teaching him on how to be king.  It was important that the line of David be restored so when Joash was old enough to marry Jehoiada found two wives for him so that he could begin a family, and continue the line of David.  As long as Jehoiada was living Joash followed the Lord showing that he was a good follower, but after the high priest died Joash did not follow the Lord, showing that he was not a good leader.  He reigned for forty years, so that meant that he died at a young age of forty-seven years of age.

 

            Spiritual meaning for my life today:  It is obvious that Joash did not put into practice what he learned under the teaching of the high priest and this is not what he should have done.  I have a great desire to follow the teaching of Scripture and a great desire to learn what it is that the Scriptures teach and I want to have a great desire to put into practice what I have learned.  I have a great desire to finish strong and not just quit learning and growing.

 

My Steps of Faith for Today:

 

1.      Give myself to the Lord for worship and for service.

2.      Continue to learn contentment.

3.      Remember the need for the spiritual armor and put it on and use it.

4.      Keep learning and growing in the Lord.  5/11/2011 6:09:55 AM