KJB Daily Devotion – Following Jesus
Through Every Chapter
Date: Tuesday,
April 19, 2016
Chapters: 2
Kings 12-14
Message: 2 Kings: Complete In
Christ

Hello My Friend,

Good, Complete
or sufficiently perfect in its kind. God made everything good,
people, animals, plants, trees, they are all good. There is another
meaning to the word good, Having moral qualities best adapted to its
design and use, or the qualities which God's law requires; virtuous
(moral); pious (godly); religious (devoted to God); applied to
persons, and opposed to bad, vicious, wicked, evil. There is this
perception that as long as you are “good” you get to go to
heaven, if not you would be in hell with the devil. The truth is, no
one is Complete or sufficiently perfect, we can thank the devil for
that as he was the one who brought sin into heaven first (he was an
angel) then the earth when God cast him out of heaven. Do you think
that the devil is in hell right now? Nope, he is somewhere on earth,
and he is not looking forward to an eternity in hell no more than we
are, but one day he will be, along with everyone else who is not good
(complete. “And the devil that deceived
them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast
and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for
ever and ever. And whosoever was not found written in the book of
life was cast into the lake of fire.” - Revelation
20:10,15.

To be complete one must have a body, soul, and
spirit, since the curse of death came upon us through Adam we are
born incomplete, meaning we have a body and soul, but are missing the
Spirit of God, which makes us good. While we are all a creation of
God, we are not good, meaning we are only complete through Jesus
Christ, who is good. Christ as well as all God’s promises is
something no one can alter. When Athaliah made herself queen and
destroyed all the males in line of the throne, she tried to alter
that promise, and failed when Joash was saved. Joash became king at
the age of seven, he dedicated his success to God and the godly men
and women who taught him in the temple. When he was old enough to
start making decisions on his own, his first order was for the
priests to repair the temple. Shortly after, we learn that Joash
fearing a siege buys off Syria.

“Then
Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it:
and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem. And Jehoash king of
Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and
Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own
hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of
the house of the LORD, and in the king's house, and sent it to Hazael
king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem. And the rest of the
acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book
of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And his servants arose, and
made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth
down to Silla. For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the
son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried
him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son
reigned in his stead.” - 2 Kings 12:17-21.

“and
sent it to Hazael king of Syria:” Joash erred in trying to
buy peace with Syria. This may have slowed them down, but they would
be back because now they know they have control over Judah.
Christians are never to try to buy peace with the world, God is the
strength of every Christian, and if we all band together we can
defeat them. However, if we cave in and submit to them then we will
be the ones defeated. If we are complete in Christ, why would God not
take care of all our needs. Let me tell you, there are too many
people selling themselves out to the devil out of fear. We need not
fear anything when we are complete in Christ. “And
ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and
power: Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in
respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.”
- Colossians 2:10,16,17.

Now, before Jesus got here
salvation was based on their works, if they were moral, godly,
devoted to God, and atoned of their sins through the animal
sacrifices they made they were saved. Now, Israel has always had its
ups and downs with God, to this day they believe they are complete
because they are God’s chosen. And while God will always protect
Israel as a nation He does not do it based on their being good, he
does it because He made a promise to Abraham many years ago. We are
reminded of this when God gave them up into the hands of Syria once
again, and Jehoahaz seeking His help to end the battle.

“And
the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he delivered
them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of
Benhadad the son of Hazael, all their days. And Jehoahaz besought the
LORD, and the LORD hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of
Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them. (And the LORD gave
Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under the hand of the
Syrians: and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents, as
beforetime. Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house
of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, but walked therein: and there
remained the grove also in Samaria.) Neither did he leave of the
people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten
thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had
made them like the dust by threshing.” - 2 Kings
13:3-7.

“And the LORD gave Israel
a saviour,” God did not help Jehoahaz because he sought God
for help as he knew that he would not repent and return to God nor
did He save them from judgment because they were good. God was saving
Israel from being completely destroyed, not the man who refused to
forsake his false gods and turn to Him. Those who are complete in
Christ are not saved by any good that they do, but by the finished
work of Christ, who is perfect and complete. “For
by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it
is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
- Ephesians 2:8,9.

There is a man that joined our church
he came from a church we left because of some corrupt things they had
going on, and this man was part of that group. As much as I believe
that we cannot judge anyone of their past, that still does not stop
me as a human from wondering if he is deceiving the church to do the
same thing there. When Joash died his son Amaziah reigned, he walked
in the ways of his father, he was sought out by Jehoahaz to give his
daughter to his son for a wife, but Amaziah refused and he did not
take it too well.

“Then Amaziah
sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of
Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face. And
Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The
thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon,
saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a
wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle. Thou hast
indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of
this, and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt,
that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee? But Amaziah
would not hear. Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and
Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Bethshemesh,
which belongeth to Judah. And Judah was put to the worse before
Israel; and they fled every man to their tents. And Jehoash king of
Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of
Ahaziah, at Bethshemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the
wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four
hundred cubits. And he took all the gold and silver, and all the
vessels that were found in the house of the LORD, and in the
treasures of the king's house, and hostages, and returned to
Samaria.” - 2 Kings 14:8-14.

“And
Judah was put to the worse before Israel;” You finally find
a king that would not be influenced by anyone, including his own
people and he gets attacked. We can expect things like this to
happen, I do not know how many times people have turned on me because
I would not do something for them. Their response is always, “I
thought you were a Christian?” Refusing to go against our beliefs
can often come with great opposition and persecution, but it is
better to die on the right side of God than the wrong one. “For
the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open
unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do
evil. And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that
which is good? But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy
are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;”
- 1 Peter 3:12-14.

Jesus Christ
Revealed: Today, Jesus is revealed in the savior that God
sent to relieve Israel from judgment. Jesus is not only the Saviour
to all those in Israel who believe in Him, He is the Saviour to all
who believe. “For therefore we both labour
and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the
Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.” - 1
Timothy 4:10.

Today's Prayer:
Jesus, I knew that the day I believed in and received You as my
Saviour I was complete. I could feel the power of God come over me as
I put all my faith and trust in You as the only one who can save me
from the judgment of my sins. Lord, I want Your light to shine in me
so much that all the world sees You in me. I know that as long as You
shine in me I will face suffering and persecution because of my
faith. You are my strength to defeat any person that tries to get me
to alter my faith or compromise with them. You are my hope, my
courage, my LORD and Saviour, and nothing can separate us. Keep me
faithful to Your promises and never let me forget all that You have
done for me. In Your name, Jesus. Amen.

God Bless You, I
am praying for you,
Christina

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