Happy Faith Friday đ
I pray itâs been a wonderful week!
Is radical obedience really that radical?
I know it seems so today, because in many ways, weâve been conditioned to kinda do our own thing and say a prayer on the side, asking God to bless it. However, radical obedience, doing what God says, when He says it, how He says to do it, really isnât all that radical when you submit yourself and your life to Him. It becomes your normal, a norm He intended for His people from the beginning. God is calling all of us to return to Him and doing things His way.
Today, we are reviewing 2 Kings 22 & 23, an example of Godâs people turning back to Him and His Ways, to see what we can take away for our own lives.
Check out the notes and follow-up steps below.
In the meantime, I have a few questions for you:
đ Are you committed to doing things Godâs way, despite how things may have been done for generations?
đ Are you committed to tearing down anything in your life that opposes God?
đ Are you willing to speak up and speak out about these things in order to reestablish Godâs will in your land?
I pray your answer is or will soon become yes!
As always, I am wishing you a healthy & wholesome weekend. Love you bunches! đ
P.S. If you would like to accept Jesus Christ as your Savior today, read the salvation prayer here and follow the steps to build your relationship with God. Feel free to reach out if you have questions or want prayer! đđŸ
Focus Scriptures
2 Kings 22-23
Video Notes
Follow-Up Steps
Get acquainted with Godâs Word. Iâm talking cover-to-cover!
As you dive in, make a commitment to do what it says and to respond swiftly to anything the Holy Spirit may lead you to do as a result.
Truly commit yourself to Godâs will over your own.
Matthew 6:10
Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Luke 22:42
âFather, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.â
Know that it may require giving up things youâve come to love or at least have become comfortable with, but there is so much more promise that comes with being in Godâs will!
Matthew 19:29
And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My nameâs sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life.
Decide to be ALL IN!
Revelation 3:16
So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.
Joshua 24:15
And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.â
Bible Study: 2 Kings 22-23
2 Kings 22:1-2
King Josiah reigned after a long line of idolatrous kings
First in a while to be committed to doing things Godâs way
He later discovered the Book of the Covenant (it was brought to him)
2 Kings 22:10-11
He was distressed to find out all of the ways his ancestors and his land had violated Godâs instructions.
He sought a prophetess to hear from God concerning what to do next
King Josiah reestablished God as sovereign in the land.
2 Kings 23:1-3
King Josiah proceeded to vehemently go after and tear down all idolatry in the land & reestablish God as sovereign
He left no stone unturned.
Read about this process in the rest of 2 Kings 23
2 Kings 22:14-20
Because of his obedience and commitment to doing things Godâs way, he delayed Godâs wrath and judgment that was set for Judah due to years of idolatry