Week of September 29, 2023

“And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, in the law and in the commandment, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart. So he prospered.” (2 Chronicles 31:21, NKJV)

The key to prospering in what you do is to always remember to serve the Lord with all your heart. During the time of the Judean king Hezekiah, idolatry was the accepted religion of the day. His parents had rejected God and encouraged people to worship other gods; (2 Chronicles 28). Hezekiah could have also rejected God but instead he chose to serve God with all of his heart. He followed God’s commands and he made efforts to promote worship of the one true God. As a result of Hezekiah’s determination to serve, God blessed him. He thrived in an unsettled time because he resolved to always follow God.

God will honor the person that commits to follow Him. Notice the words of this next verse from 2 Chronicles 26:5 speaking of Uzziah. “He sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God; and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him prosper.” It has always taken courage to seek after God. God is pleased to prosper those who strive to please Him. Hezekiah stands in contrast to Rehoboam an earlier King of Judah. 2 Chronicles 12:14 says, “And he did evil, because he did not prepare his heart to seek the Lord.” When you don’t set your heart to seek the Lord, calamity is the most likely result. The surest way to prosper is to diligently pursue God with all of your heart.

God Bless, Pastor Rick