Throughout Kings and Chronicles you will have noticed that the life of each king is assessed and there are two possible verdicts. Either a king did ‘what was right in the eyes of God’ or they did ‘what was evil in the eyes of God’. Those who did what was right were never perfect and some even fell away from God completely (i.e. Solomon and Asa). But they are remembered for their primary legacy. They are remembered for the impact they had on the nation and the role they played in God’s purpose. They may have strayed from God, yet if, even for a season, they served God, they were considered to have done what was right. This does not excuse their waywardness, but rather it highlights the tragedy of it. You may remember a time when you felt that you were in a good place with God and being used by him. Perhaps you are in that place now. Perhaps you are not. Today God is calling you to step up again into his calling for you. What will be the verdict of heaven over your life? Today you can choose to live for a good or bad verdict. Let it be said that you “did what was right in the eyes of the Lord not turning aside to the right or to the left”. Let it be recorded in God’s annals that you, “trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel”. Let it be said of you that “his heart was fully committed to the Lord”. It is never too late to change the verdict. Commit yourself to God, trust in him and THRIVE.
Recommit yourself to God today.
Read Deuteronomy 30:11-20.
