Seek And Find

"But to the king of Judah which sent you to enquire of the LORD, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard; Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD. Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again." 2 Kings 22:18-22

In the 22nd chapter of the Book of 2 Kings we meet King Josiah. Josiah, "...did that which was right in the sight of the LORD..." (2 Kings 22:2). He did that which was right in spite of the fact that his father, Amon and grandfather Manasseh "...did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD..." (2 Kings 21:20). You see Josiah didn't allow generational curses or the fact that he wasn't brought up in the church to keep him from seeking God. He also didn't allow his surroundings or current circumstances to dissuade him from calling upon God. Here was a man who had not known God, his country had turned against God and yet just upon hearing the Word of God he was convinced that God was the only way out of his situation. Today we modern day Christians often come up with excuses for why we didn't pray. Could it be that we have become a little too comfortable? Or could it be that some no longer believe? Josiah didn't have that luxury. He was a witness to the destruction and decay that a life apart from God could bring and he wanted no part of it. We are witnesses to the joy and blessings that a life with God can bring and yet many of us act as though we want no part of it. I prefer to join King Josiah and the Apostle Paul, "For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 8:38-39) Like Christians today King Josiah lived in a time of moral decay, but he didn't despair. He didn't try to convince the people of God to become more like the world. Instead he took a bold stand for God and God rewarded him. In this new age of moral decay take a stand for God and watch God reward you. "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." Matthew 6:33