2 CHRONICLES 31

20 Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and he did what was good and right and faithful before the Lord his God. 21 And every work that he undertook in the service of the house of God and in accordance with the law and the commandments, seeking his God, he did with all his heart, and prospered.

SERVE, SEEK, SPEAK AND SUCCEED

Hezekiah was a good king, as we have already said, he did what was right in the sight of the Lord. 

Can we say the same thing?  Is everything we do right before the Lord?  Would the Lord approve of all we do, how we act, how we respond, what we watch?

Let me give you the 4 S-words that Hezekiah did: 

He SERVED the Lord: It says that he undertook the work of the house of God.  He walked in obedience to the commandments Of God. He did not by-pass or shortcut God’s commands.  All of his service was in accordance with what the Lord wanted. Remember, it’s not about King Hezekiah…it was all about the King he served!

He SOUGHT his God, not just privately.  He encouraged all of the people to seek Him as well.  Fellowship is two-fold: It is being in communion with God in the secret place and in communion with fellow believers in public. King Hezekiah was a man of both private and public prayer.  Like King Hezekiah, we need to be active in our personal and public relationship with the Lord. You must have an authentic relationship with God that enables you to bless those around you.

He SPOKE.  Everyone knew about King Hezekiah.  They knew that he was a man who declared the glories of the Lord. Everyone in Judah knew about this new relationship with God, King Hezekiah made sure of that. His words was like a trumpet blast going through the whole nation. As a result, everyone knew to serve the Lord and to follow Him. How often do we speak of our Lord?  How often do we exalt Him among the people?

He SUCCEEDED.  Note the last two words…he prospered. When we have our priorities right, we will succeed, but we have to serve, seek and speak before we can have any success.

Have you got your priorities in the right order?  Maybe you do all the four S-words, but you do them for the wrong reason.  There is no “magic formula” for experiencing God’s favor in your life, but if we serve, seek, and speak of Him with our whole heart, we will experience a peace that passes all understanding, from the God who never fails.  God does not want us to just go through the motions of serving Him…He wants us to love and cherish Him, and declare His goodness to the world.

God bless you

KK