Sunday, June 3, 2007
2 Kings 15:8-12
In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah the son of Jeroboam reigned over Israel in Samaria six months. And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his fathers had done. He did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin. Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him and struck him down at Ibleam and put him to death and reigned in his place. Now the rest of the deeds of Zechariah, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. (This was the promise of the Lord that he gave to Jehu, “Your sons shall sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation.” And so it came to pass.) (ESV)
by Leota Stevens
An old French proverb declares, “There is nothing more contagious than a bad example.”
Our Adamic nature, when uncontrolled by the Holy Spirit, tends to follow the lowest common denominator in life, and that pathway leads away from Godly obedience. So, what was this Zechariah guy thinking? Unfortunately, he seems to have bought into the Frank Sinatra ideology that proudly boasts “I did it my way!” The decision to obey, or to do it our own way, is one we must make everyday of our lives.
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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2008, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.
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