when Hezekiah became a king and saw the widespread misery and shame all over the country, he stopped to think about why all that was happening. He began to search for the reason behind that situation. He began to trace the roots of the problem. And what did he discover? Hezekiah found out that the root of all those problems lay in the fact that worship to God had been discontinued throughout the land. He noticed that the people were not seeking the Lord, the God of Israel, anymore. On the contrary, they were worshiping other gods and sacrificing to them on the altars that had been set up in every corner of Jerusalem! So he immediately took action to open the Temple of God and repair it, so the people could burn incense (their prayers) and offer sacrifices, thus restoring their relationship with God. In the same way, we ought to consider our lives. Look at your problems. What is the reason behind them? How far down can you trace the root of your problems? What caused them? Why did they start? Hezekiah knew that to change the miserable situation of his country he had to deal with it at root level. If you want to change a situation in your life, you must do the same. Find the root of your problem first, then deal with it.
Posted on: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 11:13:05 +0000
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