i read it, wondered what it meant and went back over it...i have a study bible, so kind of a cheater, but until we have read the bible and "grab" onto the way HE is speaking to us, it sometimes is hard to understand, but i am in fact working on it.
Hezahiah became ill and Isaiah went to him and said "put your house in order, for you will die". Hezakiah immediately turned to God. God responded to him by changing the course of his life. This reminds us that we should never hesitate to ask God for radical changes, if you are willing to honor him with those changes. Hezekiah had been healed and had miracles on his life, but had become full of pride. By praying to God and humbling himself, he allowed more of his generations to be blessed. Hezekiah spoke of the importance of passing the joy of the Lord from father to child. From generation to generation, the heritage of our faith has come to us from faithful men and women who have carried their faith across the centuries.
to me, this also reminds me to "get my house in order", am i sharing God' s love completely with my children? Am i tithing with what is expected from me? are we putting God's principles and commandments to our everyday lives? in other words, are we putting our house in order? i will work harder to get these things in my life in order. i have gifts that i sometimes think i misuse. they become "my" gifts. but in fact, were a gift from him to serve him better. we all need a wake up call to put us back on the path to which we are walking. you walk over to pick up a flower and get off the path, maybe lost, maybe still wandering or just cant find the way back, but back is the only path that works.
Lord, thank you for the ways you use to bring us back to the path. it is our hope that we honor you and keep your word in this crazy world.
blessings to all who walk this way...ha, or read this.
cindy
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