or Sixteen
Days to Christmas
(Azariah or Uzziah) the son of Amaziah king of Judah
began to reign. He was sixteen years old
when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. ... And he did the right in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that
his father Amaziah had done. 2Kn. 15:1-3
At sixteen
years old, this young man ruled a nation (for 52 years). Sure they were ‘more mature’ back then and
had more responsibilities from younger ages, but really, that was still young
to rule a nation. I can’t imagine how
often he second guessed his decisions because I’m 46 and still do that
sometimes, so it had to be more difficult for him. Uzziah must have made mostly good choices though
because God said in His Word that ‘he did right’ in God’s sight- he followed in
his dad’s footsteps. I wish I could say
the same about my teens, but I know they are in God’s hands…
What will God’s
report of us be? Will He be able to say
we did right in His eyes or will He say, “Well, they did what was right in
their own eyes, and that’s good enough for Me”?
It’s what God thinks that matters most for in the end it is He that
knows us inside and out and He will determine our eternal dwelling place.
In those days there was
no king in Israel.
Every man did the right in his own eyes. Jd. 21:25
Every way of a man is
right in his own eyes, but Jehovah ponders the hearts. Pr. 21:2