March 1 -2 Kings 23 - WOW! what a sight that must have been.
Just think of the upheaval that took place in Judah. I have some thoughts about all this as well.
- This was a revival
- They "found" the book of the Covenant in the house of the Lord - obviously it was uncovered as all the evil was being dispelled. That also means that no one read it for a long time.
- A lot of garbage was taking place not only in the towns and other kinds of temples but also in the house of the Lord
- No on followed Passover since the time of the Judges - right after that time was the decline I think we can surmise.
- Before him there was no king like him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his might, according to all the Law of Moses, nor did any like him arise after him.
2 Kings 23:25 (ESV) - Even so, God was still angry
- I wonder why God took Josiah so early since he was so good?
- Why are the mother's names mentioned so often?
Evening Verse- Charles Spurgeon
"He is precious." 1Peter 2:7
As all the rivers run into the sea, so all delights centre in our Beloved. The glances of His eyes outshine the sun: the beauties of His face are fairer than the choicest flowers: no fragrance is like the breath of His mouth. Gems of the mine, and pearls from the sea, are worthless things when measured by His preciousness. Peter tells us that Jesus is precious, but he did not and could not tell us how precious, nor could any of us compute the value of God's unspeakable gift. Words cannot set forth the preciousness of the Lord Jesus to His people, nor fully tell how essential He is to their satisfaction and happiness. Believer, have you not found in the midst of plenty a sore famine if your Lord has been absent? The sun was shining, but Christ had hidden Himself, and all the world was black to you; or it was night, and since the bright and morning star was gone, no other star could yield you so much as a ray of light. What a howling wilderness is this world without our Lord! If once He hideth Himself from us, withered are the flowers of our garden; our pleasant fruits decay; the birds suspend their songs, and a tempest overturns our hopes. All earth's candles cannot make daylight if the Sun of Righteousness be eclipsed. He is the soul of our soul, the light of our light, the life of our life. Dear reader, what wouldst thou do in the world without Him, when thou wakest up and lookest forward to the day's battle? What wouldst thou do at night, when thou comest home jaded and weary, if there were no door of fellowship between thee and Christ? Blessed be His name, He will not suffer us to try our lot without Him, for Jesus never forsakes His own. Yet, let the thought of what life would be without Him enhance His preciousness.
Morning and Evening.
Full Moon Monday
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