God Apart

While I was on vacation, I had little time to do much Bible study since I was driving the rental's wheels off - from one end of Colorado to the other!  So, I read about King Josiah ...

2 Kings 22:11 and chapter 23

There was a King by the name of Manasseh, he was not a very Godly king.
Under his rule the Phoenician practice of sacrificing your children came into vogue.
After-all, it is an important part of appeasing the goddess of bounty and harvest, to assure wealth.
(Since this is a family blog, I will just avoid what really went one ...)

Now, Josiah was eight years old when he became King.
As he became a man, in other words old enough to know  better, a scroll was found and brought to him.
It was a Torah, the first five books of the Bible, found in the Temple.
It was read to Josiah.
He understood what was read to him and went into mourning.
He cleansed the Temple of the pagan idol and practices.
Removed the Asherah poles from Jerusalem.

Josiah understood that God is who He says He is, not whom we want Him to be.
Israel's customs had evolved to leaving God and following false gods or the Phoenicians.

Under Manasseh, God was reduced to being the god of "have it your way".
But, God is who God is, not what you like to think you want.

Romans 1:22-32
Where have you redefined God into being you god?
Did you choose poorly and become a fool by listening to the wrong god?
A depraved mind, finding new ways of doing evil, approve of those whom do evil, wading in sin!

And God is love.
He seeks the objects of His love - you!
He is holy, opposed to what would destroy the objects of His love.

To love, is to hate what can destroy the object of your love.
Something not understood in this day and age.

How I wish real Christians would awake and stop trying to appease Satan.
Oppose the sin of this culture.
Oppose those whom lead away from God.
Support those whom do oppose, whom do lead,  take a stand for Jesus!