Honoring God

2 Chronicles 29-31; James 4 

“Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Abijah daughter of Zechariah. He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father David had done. In the first month of the first year of his reign, he opened the doors of the temple of the Lord and repaired them.”

2 Chronicles 29:1-3

Who shaped Hezekiah’s life and character so that the very first initiatives of his reign as king were focused on a revival of worship in covenant with God?  His father Ahaz was an idolater, even sacrificing his sons in the fire to Molech!

Perhaps his mother Abijah was a secret believer. When her husband locked the doors of the temple and cut off public worship, perhaps Abijah was a secret worshiper in the palace. We don’t know the answer. What we do know is that the son of a wicked king became one of the most faithful, God-honoring kings in Israel’s history. God is still transforming families today, breaking generational sin patterns. No one is beyond the reach of God’s love and grace.

“Lord Jesus, I pray my children would honor you and live for your glory.”