LEARNING.

 

"Such things were written in the

Scriptures long ago to teach us.

And the Scriptures give us hope

and encouragement as we wait

patiently for God's promised to

be fulfilled."

(Romans 15:4 NLT)

Reading in the Old Testament books of

Chronicles can be, well, real boring.

However for my self the book of 

2 Chronicles is exciting.  It has plenty

of boring stuff in it as it gives all the

genealogies. 

But,  there is something that stands out,

over and over and over again that is 

instructive to me.

Every time a King trusted God,

God performed outstanding miracles

for them. Also he prospered them.

For example;

"Hezekiah sought his God 

wholeheartedly.  As a result,

he was very successful."

(2 Chronicles 31:21 NLT)

Another word of warning though.

At least three of these kings that God

helped in such outstanding ways

messed up bad.  They either began to

trust them selves thinking they could

handle it;  and they begin trusting in 

outside help rather than God.  Or,

they became proud because of the 

blessings God had given them.

Then they ended up in a "royal mess".

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart;

do not depend on your own understanding.

Seek his will in all you do, and he will 

show you which path to take."

(Proverbs 3:5,6 NLT)