Yass Community Baptist Church
Kings of Judah: Part VII
Unwavering
2 Chronicles 34:1-8 NIV
Unwavering
Josiah was a king who was unwavering in his devotion to the Lord. How can we learn from his example to be unwavering in our own faith?
2 Chronicles 34:1-2 NIV
Josiah Removed Idols
2 Chronicles 34:3 NIV
Josiah removed all the idols and objects of false worship from Judah. He was ruthless in his efforts to remove anything that stole worship or distracted from worshipping God.
What would it look like for us to be ruthless with the removal of idols from our own lives?
Matthew 5:29-30 NIV
Josiah Restored the Temple
2 Chronicles 34:8 NIV
Josiah didn't only rid Judah of all false worship, he restored the place of worship. The temple was the place in which God's people were to come and worship him. The temple was the place in which people encountered the manifest presence of God.
What would it look like for us to restore the place of worship in our own lives?
John 4:19-24 NIV
Josiah Returned to God's Word
2 Chronicles 34:14 NIV
2 Chronicles 34:19-21 NIV
2 Chronicles 34:30-31 NIV
When the book of the law (God's Word) was rediscovered during the repair works on the temple Josiah didn't put it on the shelf, or read it with passing interest. He acted in repentance and returned not just himself but the kingdom to faithfulness to God's word.
What would it look like for us to return to faithfulness to God's word in every aspect of our lives?
Matthew 7:24-25 NIV
Be like Josiah, but it's not the answer...
Remove idols, restore worship, return to God's word. We should seek to be like Josiah and do this. But it didn't save Judah and it won't save us.
Josiah was not the answer... Jesus is the answer.
2 Chronicles 36:15-16 NIV
Colossians 1:15-20 NIV
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2 Chronicles 34:1-8 NIV
Discusion Questions
1. What are some things in our modern day world that could potentially be idols?
2. What would it look like for us to be ruthless with the removal of idols from our own lives?
3. What would it look like for us to restore the place of worship in our own lives?
4. What would it look like for us to return to faithfulness to God's word in every aspect of our lives?
5. Being unwavering in these ways didn't save Judah, so why should we bother?
6. How can we balance striving to live unwavering lives for God and at the same time being reliant on God's grace through Jesus?
Take some time to pray for one another as you feel lead.
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