Author: bidcstark

“After all this, and after Yoshiyahu had restored the house, N’kho king of Egypt went up to attack Kark’mish by the Euphrates River. King Yoshiyahu went out to oppose him; but N’kho sent envoys to him with this message: Do I have a conflict with you, king of Yhudah? No, I am not coming today to attack you, but to attack the dynasty with whom I am at war. God has ordered to speed me along; so don’t meddle with God, who switch me; so that He won’t destroy you.”
2 Chronicles 35:20-21 CJB

Here we see the godly King Josiah, making a foolish choice, he meddles in someone else’s affairs and pays the ultimate price! Death!

“Like someone who grabs a dog by the ears is a passer-by who mixes a fight not his own.”
Proverbs 26:17 CJB

We should learn this lesson about minding our own business! If it doesn’t affect you then back off! When God doesn’t give green light stay away! Many issues can be avoided if we don’t meddle!

“Yeshua said to him, If I want him to stay on until I come, what is it to you?”
John 21:22 CJB

The point Yeshua is making: we all have been appointed a task by Adonai and we should spend more time seeking His direction to complete that task! We should spend less time meddling in others’ affairs!
Have a blessed day seeking Adonai!

“But you are to tell the king of Y’hudah, who sent you to consult Adonai, that Adonai the God of Israel also says this: ‘In regard to the words you have heard, because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this place and its inhabitants-you humbled yourselves before me, tore your clothes and cried before me-I have also heard you,’ says Adonai.”
2 Chronicles 34:26-27 CJB

God will judge the people for their sins eventually! Why? Because they don’t fully repent! King Josiah does fully repent, but the people don’t! Understand when we repent God fully forgives, but when we don’t He will fully judge!

“He sounds a warning in their ears and orders them to repent of their evil.”
Job 36:10 CJB

God warns us throughout His Word that His desire for us is to repent and return to living in His ways, by walking by His Word not ours!

“Therefore, repent and turn to God, so that your sins may be erased; so that times of refreshing may come from the LORD’S presence; and He may send the Messiah appointed in advance for you, that is, Yeshua.”
Acts 3:19-20 CJB

This is good news to hear that if we simply repent, He forgives and restores us!
Have a blessed day committing yourself to God!

“He removed foreign gods and the idol from the house of Adonai and all the alters he had built on the hill of the house of Adonai and in Yerushalayim, and threw them out of the city.”
2 Chronicles 33:15 CJB

As evil as Manasseh was, when he hit rock bottom in a prison in Babylon, god heard His cry of repentance and forgave him!

“God restore us! Make your face shine, and we will be saved.”
Psalm 80:3 CJB

God is so gracious and kind when we repent He forgives, restores and forgets our sins!

“He has removed our sins from us as far as the east is from the west.”
Psalm 103:12 CJB

This should give us all great hope, knowing when we blow it He is faithful and just to forgive!
Have a blessed day!

“Then, taking courage, he rebuilt the broken sections of the wall, raised towers on it, built another wall outside that, strengthened the Millo in the City of David, and made a large quantity of spears and shields.”
2 Chronicles 32:5 CJB

Often times when we stumble, we just give up! What we need to do is rebuild the walls in our heart then reinforce them, by digging deeper into His word!

“I treasure Your Word in my heart, so that I won’t sin against you.”
Psalm 119:11 CJB

The best way to strengthen our hearts and build walls against the enemy is to be in His Word!

“Please! Receive instruction from His mouth, and take His words to heart.”
Job 22:22 CJB

When we build ourselves up in the Word of God, we definitely will be fortifying our hearts!
Have a blessed day digging into the Word of God!
Shabbat Shalom!

“When Hizkiyahu and the leaders came and saw the heaps, they blessed Adonai and his people Israel.”
2 Chronicles 31:8 CJB

When we support the ministries of God, He will always not be out given so He will bless us even more!

“Bring the whole tenth into the storehouse, so that there will be food in My house, and put me to the test, says Adonai-Tzva’ot. See if I won’t open for you the floodgates of heaven and pour out for you a blessing far beyond your needs.”
Malachi 3:10 CJB

When we are giving, God will heap on us His blessings! We just need to be like Adonai, who is a giving amazing God!

“Taste, and see that Adonai is good. How blessed are those who take refuge in Him!”
Psalm 34:8 CJB

We all can see how good Adonai is! How? By not looking and dwelling on our problems or what we don’t have, but instead let’s look to God and how good He is and what He has for us is far better than we can imagine!
Have a blessed day being a blessing to others!
Shabbat Shalom!