Weekly Memory Verse:
No one has ever seen God. The One and Only Son -- the One who is at the Father's side -- He has revealed Him.
John 1:18 (HCSB)
Meditation Thought:
Most of the time God speaks through the Bible. The amount of time I spend reading or listening to the Bible is a reflection of how much I want to hear from God.
Today's Reading - 2 Kings 22:1-13; 23:1-3 (NLT) Choose another translation
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His mother was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah from Bozkath. He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight and followed the example of his ancestor David. He did not turn away from doing what was right.
In the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah sent Shaphan son of Azaliah and grandson of Meshullam, the court secretary, to the Temple of the Lord. He told him, “Go to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money the gatekeepers have collected from the people at the Lord’s Temple. Entrust this money to the men assigned to supervise the Temple’s restoration. Then they can use it to pay workers to repair the Temple of the Lord. They will need to hire carpenters, builders, and masons. Also have them buy the timber and the finished stone needed to repair the Temple. But don’t require the construction supervisors to keep account of the money they receive, for they are honest and trustworthy men.”
Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the court secretary, “I have found the Book of the Law in the Lord’s Temple!” Then Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan, and he read it.
Shaphan went to the king and reported, “Your officials have turned over the money collected at the Temple of the Lord to the workers and supervisors at the Temple.” Shaphan also told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a scroll.” So Shaphan read it to the king.
When the king heard what was written in the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes in despair. Then he gave these orders to Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Acbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the court secretary, and Asaiah the king’s personal adviser: “Go to the Temple and speak to the Lord for me and for the people and for all Judah. Inquire about the words written in this scroll that has been found. For the Lord’s great anger is burning against us because our ancestors have not obeyed the words in this scroll. We have not been doing everything it says we must do.”
Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. And the king went up to the Temple of the Lord with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, along with the priests and the prophets—all the people from the least to the greatest. There the king read to them the entire Book of the Covenant that had been found in the Lord’s Temple. The king took his place of authority beside the pillar and renewed the covenant in the Lord’s presence. He pledged to obey the Lord by keeping all his commands, laws, and decrees with all his heart and soul. In this way, he confirmed all the terms of the covenant that were written in the scroll, and all the people pledged themselves to the covenant.
(Today's reading came from the New Living Translation)
2 comments:
I love it when God makes scripture “pop” off the page & speak to our spirit. I know my heart starts racing as I can't get over the excitement. My God, the Creator of all things, wants to talk to me & show me something.
I like the renewal idea in today's reading. Daily I wish to renew my relationship with our Holy Father, My Sovereign.
I looked at the meditation thought and my immediate response was, "Ouch!' I have not been diligent in studying the word since I moved. In fact, I'm doing major catch up right now! It's so easy to fall out of your routine when you caught up in the other things in life. It's in times like that when I realize I'm selfish and asking God for things when I haven't even devoted time to our relationship.
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