SCRIPTURE UNION DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR DECEMBER 20, 2022 (HEARING GOD”S WORD AND ACTING ON IT)
TOPIC : HEARING GOD”S WORD AND ACTING ON IT
OPENING PRAYER: Plant my steps in the sure promises of your word today, dear Lord.
Scripture: 2 Chronicles 34.19‐33
Question(s) for Reflection
• Is there any example for me to follow or not to follow?
MESSAGE
Tearing one’s clothes in ancient times, indicated dismay, sorrow and repentance (v.19). Observe how Josiah was convinced of the truthfulness of the Book of the Law. He was deeply convicted, recognizing that their sins had brought God’s wrath on them (v.21b). So, he responded in humble repentance (v.27). Having many Bibles or keeping an open Bible on the table will not do us any good if we do not allow God’s Word to rip our hearts.
Only when we read and meditate on God’s Word and obey it will great changes happen in our lives (compare James 1:22‐25). Observe Josiah’s good example as he sought to know how to respond to what they had just heard from God’s Word (v.21a). Huldah did not seek to please the king, unlike many preachers and prophets today who say what people want to hear rather than what the Lord is saying. She announced boldly God’s judgment upon the people who would reap the fruit of their unfaithfulness (vs.23‐25). The Lord however spared Josiah because of his humble and responsive heart (vs.26‐28).
For Further Study
Read and meditate on Luke 11:28 and 2 Timothy 4:2‐5.
Practice/Word Application
What next? Josiah led the whole nation to repent and commit themselves to God’s covenant (vs.29‐33). How do you personally respond to God’s Word?
• Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
Closing Prayer
• Lord, please send your revival, and let it begin with me.
Offer a prayer of faith in line with Psalms 107:6
Bible Reading: Jude, Psalms 143, 144
