Josiah

So, I went and read the story of Josiah in both 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles. I got several revelations that I think I needed from it but I don't have time to share it all right now and I am not sure that I want to do it here. Anyhow. 2 Chronicles 34:1-3

Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
And he did what was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the wooden images, the carved images, and the molded images.

Since Josiah was 8 when he became king that makes him 16 when he began to seek God and 20 when he purged Judah and Jerusalem. I found some interesting and cool things about the hebrew word for 'seek' that is used here. I'll blog about that later. For the moment I want to focus on the three things that I saw in this passage.

I really can identify myself in this. The first thing that is said about him is that he did what was right. The placement of this in the verse makes me think that it doesn't mean that he was good "all-in-all" if you look at his whole lifespan. It says to me that he did what was right to God while he was young. It was not until he was 16 that he began to actually seek God though. That is the second thing that I got. The third is that he began to purge the cities and villages of the idols and such that had grown up there.

This relates to me and my life in almost every way. I grew up in church with a faith. I followed the rules, I did it right (for the most part...). Then eventually I turned to God and I started seeking him. At first that went well. I learned alot. 24/7 is a part of this stage and it really is a good stage. The next stage is harder for most everyone. It is the stage where I was shown a small piece of what is wrong with my life. In my meditating and praying over this I see Josiah and Judah as me. My life has been full of idols like the poles and such that were up. I felt convicted to tear down those idols and the things that I have been placing before Christ. So. That is all because I am falling asleep. 

To be Continued...

I'll probably get into seeking a little next blog. I have some good stuff (I think so anyways)