RPG Teenz
WHAT SORT OF LEGACY WOULD YOU LEAVE?
AUG 8
2 Chronicles 29, 33
Memorise 2 Chronicles 31:20-21 "he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD"
WHAT SORT OF LEGACY WOULD YOU LEAVE?
In the book of 2 Chronicles, we are given a very broad overview of almost 400 years of Israel’s and Judah’s history. Each king, however long he reigned, would have his life summed up in the space of just one or a few chapters. In it we read of his trials and difficulties, accomplishments and victories, but also his errors and failings.
In 2 Chronicles 29 we have the account of Hezekiah, one of the best kings to ever have reigned in Judah. His rule comes after the terrible reign of King Ahaz who because of his sin, "made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the LORD" (2 Chronicles 28:19). Instead of being negatively influenced by his wicked father, Hezekiah stood strong and "did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father had done". He did much to revive the nation of Judah, and thrived amidst the difficulties that he faced. When he led the nation to keep the Passover, "there was great joy in Jerusalem: for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem" (2 Chronicles 30:26). Indeed, his life left great and wonderful mark in the history of Judah, and did much to draw them out of sin and idolatry and back unto the Lord.
Looking at Manasseh on the other hand, we read of one of the worst kings to have ever ruled the nation. He was so wicked that he seemed to have taken wickedness to new and unprecedented levels. The depths of depravity which he caused the nation to descend into is shocking, even in today’s decadent and immoral society. In his reign, he probably undid all the good that Hezekiah had wrought, for "Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel" (2 Chronicles 33:9). Though Manasseh did repent and turn to the Lord later in his life, the damage had already been done, for the people continue to err and sacrifice in high places (2 Chronicles 33:17), and Amon his son was as evil as he was in his early days. What a contrast to Hezekiah, and what a sad legacy he left behind, to be remembered as one of the most wicked kings of Judah.
As we read of these kings, may we ponder and examine our own lives, and ask what sort of legacy we would leave behind. How would the Lord describe the lives that we are now living?
Thought: Have I done right or evil in the sight of the Lord?
Prayer: Lord, grant me the strength to always seek good and hate evil.
Posted in Teens RPG
2 Chronicles 29, 33
Memorise 2 Chronicles 31:20-21 "he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD"
WHAT SORT OF LEGACY WOULD YOU LEAVE?
In the book of 2 Chronicles, we are given a very broad overview of almost 400 years of Israel’s and Judah’s history. Each king, however long he reigned, would have his life summed up in the space of just one or a few chapters. In it we read of his trials and difficulties, accomplishments and victories, but also his errors and failings.
In 2 Chronicles 29 we have the account of Hezekiah, one of the best kings to ever have reigned in Judah. His rule comes after the terrible reign of King Ahaz who because of his sin, "made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the LORD" (2 Chronicles 28:19). Instead of being negatively influenced by his wicked father, Hezekiah stood strong and "did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father had done". He did much to revive the nation of Judah, and thrived amidst the difficulties that he faced. When he led the nation to keep the Passover, "there was great joy in Jerusalem: for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem" (2 Chronicles 30:26). Indeed, his life left great and wonderful mark in the history of Judah, and did much to draw them out of sin and idolatry and back unto the Lord.
Looking at Manasseh on the other hand, we read of one of the worst kings to have ever ruled the nation. He was so wicked that he seemed to have taken wickedness to new and unprecedented levels. The depths of depravity which he caused the nation to descend into is shocking, even in today’s decadent and immoral society. In his reign, he probably undid all the good that Hezekiah had wrought, for "Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel" (2 Chronicles 33:9). Though Manasseh did repent and turn to the Lord later in his life, the damage had already been done, for the people continue to err and sacrifice in high places (2 Chronicles 33:17), and Amon his son was as evil as he was in his early days. What a contrast to Hezekiah, and what a sad legacy he left behind, to be remembered as one of the most wicked kings of Judah.
As we read of these kings, may we ponder and examine our own lives, and ask what sort of legacy we would leave behind. How would the Lord describe the lives that we are now living?
Thought: Have I done right or evil in the sight of the Lord?
Prayer: Lord, grant me the strength to always seek good and hate evil.
Posted in Teens RPG