2 Chronicles 31:20-21 (NKJV) 20 Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and he did what was good and right and true before the Lord his God. 21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, in the law and in the commandment, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart. So he prospered.
I have recently been reading and studying about king Hezekiah, whom I referenced in another devotional a couple days ago.
King Hezekiah was an incredible king and leader. He put God first in everything and he led Judah to do the same.
He did many things during his reign that caused me to believe that he was one of the better kings during those days.
He took care of the people of Judah in many ways. And He also walked uprightly before God.
To paraphrase, the scripture above says that in every work he did for God and in seeking his God, he did it with all his heart.
And those verses ended with this declaration: So he prospered.
King Hezekiah didn’t necessarily set out to prosper. He set out to serve and seek God with all his heart. Prospering came to him as a result (an effect) of His steadfastness in him seeking God.
He put God first. He sincerely desired to learn of Him and please Him. And because he did this, God blessed him with prosperity.
The thing to focus on here isn’t the prosperity, though. Even though prosperity is desired by many (most) people, we need to be careful not to lose sight of the reality of what we’re seeing here; he pursued God relentlessly, with all his heart.
And God blessed (rewarded) him.
The strength of our walk with God comes down to our heart, our motives.
If we seek prosperity, we may find it, but at what cost?
If we seek God, though, and disregard the rewards or the blessings, we will find Him. That in itself is reward enough.
We just might, if our heart is right, and God sees fit, find blessings and rewards. But we should never, ever seek them as part of our walk with Him.
Seek Him with all your heart. You will find Him.
Jeremiah 29:13 (NKJV) 13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
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Bradford, RI 02808
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