I always loved the story of the child King Joash. I remember when I was young wanting my parents to read the story again and again. Thankfully, although only seven years old when he was made king, Joash had a god fearing mentor, the man Jehoiada. And as a result he helped turn Judah back to the worship of the true God.
One of Joash's noble feats including restoring the breaches in the temple, in God's house. He put a collection basket outside the temple for people to put offerings in for rebuilding the breaches in the walls. As I read this "well loved story" again, I'm reminded about our need today. Today we also have breaches in God's church. Spiritual breaches, breaches of compromise and even breaches of sin. What if we as a people got on our knees, humbled our hearts and said, "Lord, we are ready to work together to rebuild Your house, and to restore the spiritual breaches." What might be accomplished in our church today? If a child king could make such a difference for the kingdom, what about us today?
Tomorrow's Reading: 2 Kings 13,14 and 2 Cor. 6
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