August 10, 2026
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Reading along with us in 2 Chronicles, Psalms, & Proverbs? Here’s today’s reading:
2 Chronicles 25 (NIV)
Amaziah King of Judah
1 Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan; she was from Jerusalem. 2 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but not wholeheartedly.……Continue Reading
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Following God takes wholehearted commitment because we can easily be lead astray, away from the standards of God. It is hard and confusing to read of kings that start off well and even follow the instruction of God and are blessed because of it, and then they follow the gods from the nation they defeated. It is pretty clear the things we do to bring God’s favor and what we do to bring His discipline. We certainly see it laid out in this chapter. May we do that which brings God’s favor and reap the blessings and protection that flow from that.
We reap what we sow. Simple as that.
Amaziah started strong and quickly forgeot the need for God in His leadership. God provides a great victory and perhaps it was pride or just arrogance that made him turn from God. But he practiced idolatry and cast away the counsel of the prophet warning him about this behavior. Unfortunately, he did not turn from his disobedient ways and the end result of that is always the same, death.
2 Chronicles 25
Psalm 5, 90-93; 2 Chronicles 25; Zechariah 14
I’m struck by how Amaziah almost didn’t listen to the prophet to disband the Israelite mercenaries he hired because he didn’t want the money he paid to them to go to waste. Yet the prophet’s words rang true “the Lord has much more to give you than this” (v 9).
When we’re told to sacrifice things for God’s sake, let us act in obedience rather than fearing the waste.
Amaziah consulted the gods on what he should do next. So the Lord sent a prophet to provide him with proper guidance and direction. The king didn’t want to hear it so he cut off the prophet while he was speaking. He had his mind made up; he wasn’t going to listen to what the Lord said. So he was eventually killed because of this. God’s word is a lamp for our feet and a light on our path. It’s important that we listen and take heed of the guidance in it.
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“And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a loyal heart.”
II Chronicles 25:2 NKJV
Made me think of how easy it is to judge the depths of the heart based on one’s “first works”. Doing good stuff like going to church, volunteering, etc is all good, but what is in our heart towards God should lead to perseverance in obedience.
2 Chronicles 25