Obedience is the key...!

II Kings 18:1, 3-7 NKJV

Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea the son of Elah, king of Israel, that  Hezekiah the son of Ahaz, king of Judah, began to reign. And he did what  was right in the sight of the Lord , according to all that his father David had done. He removed the high places and broke the sacred pillars, cut down the wooden image and broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made; for until those days the children of Israel burned incense to it, and called it Nehushtan. He trusted in the Lord God of Israel, so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor who were before him. For he held fast to the Lord ; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the Lord had commanded Moses. The Lord  was with him; he prospered wherever he went. And he rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.

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Shalom! Day #172. Do you know that the key to a prospered life is obedience? Let's pray. Father, we do not want to rebel against You las our forefathers did. Forgive us for sins and trespasses. Create in us a heart that will obey You. In Jesus name we ask and pray, amen!

Obedience is the most important attitude a follower must have. In following Jesus, we must obey every of His commandments, so that it will be well with you as you follow the Lord wholeheartedly. Today, we look into the life of Hezekiah. There's a few qualities we will learn and look into today. This are a few of what he did when he began to reign as king. He did what was right in the sight of the Lord. We can apply this qualities as we walk with the Lord daily.

1. He removed.
=> when we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior, the first thing we must do is, to allow the Holy Spirit to remove every infirmity, every wicked ways and everything that's not inline and not pleasing unto God. Hezekiah, as he began to reign, he removed every high places used in worshipping Baal. Broke the sacred pillars, cut down the wooden image and broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made; for until those days the children of Israel burned incense to it, and called it Nehushtan. We must allow the Holy Spirit to utterly destroy every of our wicked ways and begin a new journey with the Lord.

2. He trusted.
=> once we have allowed the Lord to work in our lives, whether in tough and rough situations, whether you are in a painful situation, or even you are at the point of giving up, continue to trust in the Lord,  for He is your only hope for salvation. John 11:40 says, "if you believe then you shall see His glory." Continue to trust in the Lord no matter what your situations may be, just hang on there and never depart from your faith.

3. He held fast.
=> it is written in Hebrews 10:22-23 NKJV that, "let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful." Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without doubting, whether is the Lord capable of doing this and that. Hold fast to the faith you have in Christ Jesus. Even if things doesn't go according to how it supposed to be, remain faithful, and hold fast to God for He who promised you is faithful and He will do it. Hezekiah, he held fast to the Lord ; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the Lord had commanded Moses.

4. He prospered.
=> Promotions and blessings comes from the Lord. You don't have to run after those things, but God Himself will cause this things to overflow on you. In all of Hezekiah's life, the Lord  was with him; he prospered wherever he went. The presence of God is important as we walk with God. Without the presence of God, we aren't able to do anything. Hezekiah did nit depart from the presence of God.  He followed God wholeheartedly and God blessed him and prospered him wherever he went.

This are a few of what we can learn from Hezekiah. Are we following the Lord wholeheartedly? Are we holding on to God no matter what the situation may be? Are we walking in all the ways of God and keeping His commandments? If you want to prosper in all your ways as you walk with God, allow Him to do a new work in you first. Allow Him to remove every of your old ways. Allow Him to create a new heart in you.

Let this day be the day of the Lord!

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In His Majestic service,

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