Friday, March 17, 2017

2 Chronicles 29

 In the first month of the first year of his reign, he opened the doors of the temple of the Lord and repaired them.  v.3

Read chapter 29
What is only three verses in 2 Kings 18 is three chapters in 2 Chronicles 29-31.  Incredible the detail that is so much more important to God that He records it in His view of history verse the importance of how man views it in his history.  King Hezekiah is the man focused on here and he is a king that does what is right in the sight of God.  He's noted to take after his forefather David which is such an honor and more meaningful as there were other good kings in the genealogy between David and Hezekiah, but Hezekiah was seen as above and beyond.  Notice the reformation that King Hezekiah does starts with opening the doors of the temple and restoring the inside.  Reformation must begin with the ministry.  True reformation as well begins with the inner and works outward and that is exactly what Hezekiah does.  He starts in the inner most place of the temple restoration and goes from there to the Levites and priests to the people of Judah.  
When is a time in your life that seemed just a glimpse in history yet was such a profound time in your walk with the Lord that is such a longer story than what appears?
What reformation needs to happen in or around your life?  And how can you focus on the inner place first and move outward to the big picture?

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