TITLE: "Turning Completely to God"
SCRIPTURE: 2 Kings 23:24-25
Neither before nor after Josiah was there a king like him who turned to the LORD as he did — with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, in accordance with all the Law of Moses.
OBSERVATION: King Josiah was an unusual king during this period of Judah’s history. Most of the kings before him and after him, including his own sons were corrupt and sinful. But Josiah stood out like a diamond in the rough. During his short reign, Josiah removed all of the shrines and idols from the high places and burned them into powder. The bible said of Josiah that he turned to the LORD with all his heart, soul, and strength.
APPLICATION: The culture we live in today is similar in many respects to the promiscuous life-style of Judah during the days of King Josiah. In Central Oregon, where eight out of ten people are unchurched, those who turn to the LORD with all their heart, soul, and strength are rare and don’t ‘fit in.’ Periodically, we need a self-examination, to see what our idols are, those things that take us away from loving and worshiping the only true God. It might be your career, sport, hobby, or other obsession. Is there anything in your life that is keeping you from turning completely to God? What do you need to do to correct it?
PRAYER: Almighty Father, help me to clearly see the distractions and obsessions in my life that get in the way between you and I. Help me to shape my life in a way to bring you into the center of my day, every day. Grace my life with the fortitude to turn to you completely, with all my heart, soul, and strength.
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