- And Amaziah said to the man of God, “But what shall we do about the hundred talents that I have given to the army of Israel?” The man of God answered, “The Lord is able to give you much more than this.” 2 Chronicles 25:9 – Here king Amaziah paid a hundred talents of silver to Israel to hire some extra soldiers. God though said to dismiss the Israelite soldiers because they weren’t following after God. The king then asks our question about the money and God delivers the reply that He is able to provide so much more than what you lost as a result of following Him. Following God will require us letting go and waking away from things. Precious, valuable things we hold close. What God longs for us to know is that what He has for those that pursue Him is far greater than what we leave behind. He has the storehouses of Heaven He can pour out on us. Yes, letting go of a relationship or a dream career path or even some money so you can buy someone food is a sacrifice from us, but God can offer the things we truly need in our life that far exceed the greatness of what we left behind in our pursuit of Him. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1539
- Therefore the Lord was angry with Amaziah and sent to him a prophet, who said to him, “Why have you sought the gods of a people who did not deliver their own people from your hand?” 16 But as he was speaking, the king said to him, “Have we made you a royal counselor? Stop! Why should you be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel.” 2 Chronicles 25:15-16 – King Amaziah, after the Lord gave him victory over his enemy in battle, chose to bring back home foreign idols and worship them. Seeking to help the king, the Lord sent a prophet to confront this sin and steer the king back into a faithful worship of the Lord. Yet, as the prophet was speaking about the king’s sin, the king blurted out what we see in the passage and commanded the prophet to speak no more of this. Is this how we are when someone speaks to us about our sin? Do we get defensive, telling them to stop speaking to us about this, and push them and their corrective words aside? It can be so difficult to accept the words of a loving brother or sister that is speaking to us about our sin. Know though they are doing was scripture calls them to do, and they probably are nervous about doing it too. Remember that we all sin and have our unique struggles with sin. We need one another watching our lives and speaking into us when we have chosen sin. Embrace, not reject, the words of your brother who is seeking to help you away from sin. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2614
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