The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in 2 Kings 9:28-29,
"So Jehu destroyed Baal worship in Israel. However, he did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit—the worship of the golden calves at Bethel and Dan."
"So Jehu destroyed Baal worship in Israel. However, he did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit—the worship of the golden calves at Bethel and Dan."
Jehu almost manifested himself as a great king of the northern ten tribes of Israel. Had he done so, he would have been the one and only on a throne with a succession of nineteen that thumbed its nose at God.
The Lord acknowledged Jehu's partial obedience, "The Lord said to Jehu, 'Because you have done well in accomplishing what is right in my eyes and have done to the house of Ahab all I had in mind to do, your descendants will sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation.'" However, the Scripture goes on to say, "Yet Jehu was not careful to keep the law of the Lord, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam, which he had caused Israel to commit." Verse 31.
Jehu's partial obedience to the Lord reveals a heart that was partial in his fear of the Lord and partial in his love of the Lord. He had a divided heart.
I am reminded of the time when one of the Pharisees asked the Lord, "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" His response was,"'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment." Matthew 22:36-38.
The account causes me to be mindful of my own heart before the Lord. Do I have an undivided heart? Do I revere the Lord in an undivided way? Do I love the Lord with my whole heart? Or are my affections divided?
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
Trevor Fisk
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