2 Kings 15 is full of the reigns of many kings and kingdoms. There were a couple kings – namely Uzziah and Jotham, who “acted well in God’s eyes”. We again see the impact of a Father as scripture tells us that Jotham “followed in the steps of his father”. We also see that the opposite is true. Over and over in this chapter we read that the evil kings “didn’t deviate so much as a hair’s breadth from the path laid down by Jeroboam”. What a legacy to leave behind. Jeroboam left generations of kings who “lived an evil life”. There was only one issue with the two kings in this chapter – they did not complete the job. They, like good kings before them, did not clean up the “neighborhood sex and religion shrines” that had been around forever. This is a problem for God. They did many good things but they just did not finish the job. It cost Azariah as God afflicted him with a “skin disease” for most of his 52 year reign. It got so bad his son had to reign much of the time for him. And he was a good king in God’s eyes. He just failed to be a completely good king. Over and over I see how God is not content with anything less than total obedience. Have I said that before? It just keeps coming. Maybe God is trying to tell us, or at least me, something. Trust and obey, for there’s no other way……………..
