Reconcile With God

King James Bible Study Daily Devotional

Message Title: Reconcile With God
Date: Sunday May 29, 2011
Chapters: II Chronicles 28-30
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Details of Today's Chapters: The wicked reign of Ahaz, war with Rekah, intercession of Oded, the prophet, Edomite and Philistine invasions, Hezekiah’s reign in Judah, a spiritual revival, the Temple is repaired, and preparations for the first passover since king Solomon.

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“For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;.. And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:” - Colossians 1:9-11,20-22.

There is only one way to be reconciled with God and that is through the Lord Jesus Christ. Not by works of righteousness, but by believing in Jesus, confessing that you are a sinner, and asking Him to save you can you be reconciled with God. “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” - Ephesians 2:8,9. Now, once we get saved, that is when our works count, more importantly, our faithfulness to God and letting Christ live in and through us. Now, God is loving and forgiving, once you ask Jesus to save you He will never leave you, but that does not mean we can do anything we want and get away with it. We still have to face the consequences of our own actions should we continue to live in sin, but God is faithful and just to forgive us when we humble ourselves before Him.

After king Jotham died his son Ahaz became the next king, Ahaz completely revolted against God, giving himself up to idolatry. In fact the more he was warned of the judgment placed upon Judah for his sin the more he sinned. God sent Judah into the hands of the Syrians and Israel, whom had taken Judah away captive.

“And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria. But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, Behold, because the LORD God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he hath delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage that reacheth up unto heaven. And now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you, even with you, sins against the LORD your God? Now hear me therefore, and deliver the captives again, which ye have taken captive of your brethren: for the fierce wrath of the LORD is upon you.” - II Chronicles 28:8-11.

When sinners are left to their own heart's lusts, they grow more desperate in wickedness. God commands them to release the prisoners, and they obeyed. The Lord brought Judah low, but was faithful to save those who were faithful to Him. Those who will not humble themselves before God will justly be humbled by his judgments. “For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;..The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:” - II Peter 2:4,9.

After Ahaz died his son Hezekiah began to reign, Hezekiah was a godly man, following in the footsteps of David. Hezekiah began restoring biblical principles and true worship of God. He recognized the blessings of God as of utmost importance and most essential. He repaired and cleansed the Temple and even the priests. Even under extreme difficulty and danger, he was determined to do God's will, no compromise, no half-measures, no delay was going to stop him.

“And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the east street, And said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the LORD God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place. ..For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this. Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us. My sons, be not now negligent: for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense.” - II Chronicles 29:4,5,9-11.

Those who begin with God begin at the right end of their work and will prosper accordingly. Let us do our part to revive the work of God and ascribe to Him all the glory of what is done. Even if every other person in your family was against God do not stop serving and believing in Him. He will take care of every person who truly wants to live their lives for Him. “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” - Romans 8:35-39.

After the Temple was repaired Hezekiah encouraged all the people of Israel to come to worship God the way they were supposed to. Hezekiah sent letters to everyone, the majority of the people mocked and rejected the invitation, but those who did accept it showed up to the Temple and for the first time in centuries they observed the Passover.

“Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you. For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him. So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them. Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem...Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the LORD.” - II Chronicles 30:8-11,15.

Jesus sends invitations out to everyone, just like Hezekiah was mocked so is Jesus, but all who humble themselves and accept His invitation are cleansed, clean, sanctified, and most of all become reconciled with God. “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.” - Romans 5:8-11.

God wants all who accept His Son to know that He still loves you and always will. He has never left you, He just wants, you to come to Him. If you are hiding and feel ashamed over something that has happened, just go to Him with a sincere heart and reconcile your differences with Him. He already knows about it, He's just waiting for you to come to Him. “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.“ - Matthew 11:28-30.

God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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