Responsive Heart
2 Kings 22:19
Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I have spoken against this place and its people, that they would become accursed and laid waste, and because you tore your robes and wept in my presence, I have heard you, declares the LORD.
Once again, a passionate prayer wins the day. This is Josiah, the last good king, if I am not mistaken. Because of his repentance on hearing the Law, he wasn't the last king. The verse following this one details his reward. He would be buried in peace, without witnessing 'all the disaster I am going to bring on this place.'
But to return to the verse and the heart. I think this is a new one, the responsive heart.
It is almost unimaginable. The Word of God is a lost and forgotten scroll in the ruin of the temple. As they repaired the building, Hilkiah the priest found the Law. He passed it on to Shaphan, aide to the king, who brought it to Josiah's attention with the words, "Hilkiah the priest has given me a book." Then he read from it, and Josiah was struck with grief.
God, give me a heart responsive to your word. Help me to mourn my own sin and the sin of the world I live in, to the point that I tear my clothes and weep. God, hear me...
Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I have spoken against this place and its people, that they would become accursed and laid waste, and because you tore your robes and wept in my presence, I have heard you, declares the LORD.
Once again, a passionate prayer wins the day. This is Josiah, the last good king, if I am not mistaken. Because of his repentance on hearing the Law, he wasn't the last king. The verse following this one details his reward. He would be buried in peace, without witnessing 'all the disaster I am going to bring on this place.'
But to return to the verse and the heart. I think this is a new one, the responsive heart.
It is almost unimaginable. The Word of God is a lost and forgotten scroll in the ruin of the temple. As they repaired the building, Hilkiah the priest found the Law. He passed it on to Shaphan, aide to the king, who brought it to Josiah's attention with the words, "Hilkiah the priest has given me a book." Then he read from it, and Josiah was struck with grief.
God, give me a heart responsive to your word. Help me to mourn my own sin and the sin of the world I live in, to the point that I tear my clothes and weep. God, hear me...
posted by ruthees @ 1:25 PM
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