5/10/2011 5:34:07 AM
SPIRITUAL DIARY
My Worship Time Focus: Obedience Part 2
Bible Reading
& Meditation Reference: 2Ki. 11:18-21; 2Chron. 23:17-19
Message of the verses: In today’s SD I will try and finish the
last three sub-points from the last main point in this chapter.
The elimination of Baal worship (Verses
18-21; 23:17): “18 All the people of the land went to the house
of Baal, and tore it down; his altars and his images they broke in pieces
thoroughly, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the
priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD. 19 He took the captains of hundreds and the
Carites and the guards and all the people of the land; and they brought the king
down from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the guards
to the king’s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings. 20 So all the people of the land rejoiced and
the city was quiet. For they had put Athaliah to death with the sword at the
king’s house. 21 Jehoash was seven years
old when he became king.”
“17 And all the people went to the house of Baal
and tore it down, and they broke in pieces his altars and his images, and
killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.”
This
awful thing of Baal worship had been going on for about fifteen years and I am
sure that it pained those who were following the Lord as they saw all of these
terrible things going on for all of this time.
The temple of Baal was torn down and also the priest was killed just as
Jehu had done in the northern kingdom.
The restoration of the Davidic Dynasty
(verses 11:19-21; 23:20-21): 20 He took the captains of hundreds, the nobles,
the rulers of the people and all the people of the land, and brought the king
down from the house of the LORD, and came through the upper gate to the king’s
house. And they placed the king upon the royal throne. 21 So all of the of the land rejoiced and the
city was quiet. For they had put Athaliah to death with the sword.” The verses from 1Kings are above.
After
fifteen years of Baal worship there was reason now for rejoicing and for
praising the Lord as the people brought their new king down to be placed on the
throne.
The organization of the temple
ministry(verses 18b; 2Chron. 23:18-19): And the priest appointed officers
over the house of the LORD.”
“18 Moreover, Jehoiada placed the offices of the
house of the LORD under the authority of the Levitical priests, whom David had
assigned over the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD,
as it is written in the law of Moses-with rejoicing and singing according to
the order of David. 19 He stationed the
gatekeepers of the house of the LORD, so that no one would enter who was in any
way unclean.”
What
is being talked about in these verses is revival. Dr. Wiersbe writes the following about
revival: “Revival is simply obeying God
word and doing what He commanded our fathers to do. We don’t need the novelties of the present;
we need the realities of the past.” He
goes on to say: “Sin was purged, God’s
will was accomplished and the name of the Lord was glorified!
God
could do it then, and He can do it today—but we must trust Him to have His
way.”
Spiritual meaning for my life today: Revival started in the section above by three
people, and that is the way that it usually starts. It also started by the prayers of those three
people who wanted to go back to the way the Lord had shown them how to worship
Him and all of this took some six years of planning. Revival also takes tearing down sinful habits
and cleansing one’s heart of sinful thoughts and actions something that I need
to happen in my heart.
My Steps of
Faith for Today:
1.
Remember the need for revival in my heart, and
prepare for revival by realizing that I am in a battle not unlike what was
going on back in Israel at the time of today’s verses recorded, and I am in
need of the spiritual armor to be put on.
2.
Continue to learn contentment.
3.
Give myself to the Lord today for worship and for
service.
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