II Chronicles 25, 26 Psalm 86,87
If eventual good is the prospect of those who love God, what awaits those who go on to turn away from that love? Here the Chronicler tell us about yet another king who begins with great promise and in the end falls from grace. The Chronicler intends this to be a moral narrative to be a warning. He was pleading with his readers not to "abandon" their "confidence." His message is much like that of the new testament letter to the Hebrews, "we are not among those who shrink back and so are lost, but among those who have faith and so are saved." (Hebrews 10:35, 39)
Today, when so many voices compete for our loyalty, we must not draw back afraid, but persevere. We can not allow our faith to become a relic of the past or an "entertainment." It is up to us to fight the good fight and stand for what we believe in. It would be so easy to turn away when opposition comes against us, but as we learned yesterday, the battle is already won...God has already gone before us. We need only remain faithful.
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