March 8, 2024

Author: Pastor David Miner
March 08, 2024

Reading: 2 Kings 22                   Optional Reading: 2 Kings 21, 23 - 25
“Go and inquire of the LORD for me and for the people and for all Judah about what is written in this book that has been found. Great is the LORD'S anger that burns against us because those who have gone before us have not obeyed the words of this book; they have not acted in accordance with all that is written there concerning us.” [2 Kings 22:13 NIV]

Imagine going to church and having no Bible? No matter where you look, no one has a copy. It has disappeared. That is what happened in the nation of Judah (the southern kingdom of Israel). God’s Word was forgotten, perhaps for many years. The priests did their duties. The king listened to counsel. But God’s Word was gone.

Imagine if you knew nothing about what God’s Word says. No promises from God when you are down. No hope from God when you are hurting. No power from God when you need strength.

One day a priest found a copy of the Law, the Word of God, in the temple. He reported to Josiah, king of Judah at that time, what he had found. Josiah had the priest read the book to him. When he heard it, he was startled. Amazed. Shocked. His people had ignored God’s Law for too many years. He would change that immediately. Josiah began some great reforms that saved Judah from destruction. The power of God’s Word worked. Many people were saved.

God’s Word has power. Without it, we cannot survive. But with it, we will live forever.

Lord, teach me to live off your Word like food. Amen.

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