2 Kings 24-25; 2 Chronicles 36 Be Careful What You Ask For…

Today as we read the news of the destruction and evil workings in nations around the world we wonder how long will God be patient? However, this one thing we know, God is a patient and loving God BUT He is also just regarding sin and its consequences. Centuries have passed since God gave the Israelites the Mosaic Law with the stipulation that faithfulness to Him would be rewarded and disobedience would be punished. However, the Israelites wanted a king so they could be like the nations around them. Be careful what you ask for. God’s ways are the best ways, but He allowed the fruit of that wish to come true. The end result was that the nation was divided, and the kings for the most part were evil. Be careful what you ask for. 

The prophet Isaiah wrote these words to remind us of what God thinks of our decisions. “The wicked need to abandon their lifestyle and sinful people their plans. They should return to the Lord, and he will show mercy to them, and to their God, for he will freely forgive them.”  Today we need to heed these words more than ever for they are eternal from the Lord, not just for the kings and people of the past but for us now.