Yesterday I was convicted of my own struggles to remain completely focused on the Lord in every aspect of my life, to yield absolute control to the Lord, to turn away from any and every form of Idolatry. I saw in the Kings of Israel complete rebellion and in some of the Kings of Judah commitment to the Lord that was less than absolute. As I read 2Kings 18 a "diamond in the rough" appears in the person of Hezekiah. His father was one of the worst Kings of Judah (Ahaz) and yet we read that Hezekiah "did right in the sight of the Lord...He removed the high places and broke down the sacred pillars..." (2Kings 18:3-4). He was a King who trusted fully in the Lord, "so that after him there was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor month those who were before him" (2Kings 18:5). The next verse is the crown jewel description of Hezekiah and serves as a prize that every child of God would want to possess. "For he clung to the Lord; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the Lord had commanded Moses" (vs.6).
All I can say is, "Lord give me a heart like Hezekiah, a heat that is totally sold out for you. Lord, please reveal anything that rivals you in my life so that I can repent and remain true to you.
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