18 Sep 2009

2 King 12
12:1 In the seventh year of Jehu, Johoash began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba. 2 And Jehoash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all his days, because Jehoiada the priest instructed him.

Again 2 person played an important role in King Johoash life - His mother or his aunt that play the nuturer. Johoiada, the priest did the role of priestly council. In fact, I believe that when Johoiada died, Johoash did the foolish things of giving tributes to King of Syria. v18 Jehoash king of Judah took all the sacred gifts that Jehoshaphat and Jehoram and Ahaziah his fathers, the kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own sacred gifts, and all the gold that was found in the treasuries of the house of the Lord and of the king's house, and sent these to Hazael king of Syria.

As a technical person, I need priestly advice, vision and instruction to act on what is of God. I thank God for Steven that act as the priest for II. Not that I cannot hear from God, I am simply too distracted and want to hear exactly from God.

Johoash asked for money to repair the temple. They collected it for 23 years but the temple was not repair. Johoash stopped the collection and start to pay carpenters and workers for rebuilding.

We don't have to wait for for all the resources to get started. God Himself will provide. Our journey is of faith. I pray for II, that the direction and the project given of God, II need not to wait for all the resources, but by faith act on it because of God the provider. Amen.