Make Your Choice
Text: 2 Kings 21:19-26
“And he forsook the Lord God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lord” (2 Kings 21:22).
In the world in which we live we are often confronted with divine choices each day. Usually, the choices we make often have far-reaching implications. As a philosopher once said, “if you choose not to choose, that in itself is a choice.”
Amon, one of the kings of Judah, had the privilege and opportunity to use his position to influence the people of Israel in a godly way but he did not manage it well.
His father was a wicked and ungodly king and he also decided to follow the evil example of his father. The ways of the Lord are clearly laid out and taught in Israel and every Israelite was expected to choose the way of righteousness and obedience. God had also warned them that if they forsook Him, there would be punishment and judgment.
In the passage, Amon chose the wrong example of idolatry and wickedness (verse 22). It was then easy for the servants to conspire against him and he was killed in his own house because he had lost the favour and protection of God.
In our contemporary time, cases abound of people who met their waterloo by simply following sinful paths against all warning and pieces of advice. It is rampant these days to see people openly declaring “war” against God and his people as soon as they got to positions of honour in society or even in the church.
When we forsake the Lord, we are forsaking our Source of security and protection. Following the bad example of ungodly parents or people around us portends serious danger. We have our own choice to make. Our choice determines our destiny.
Thought for today: Choose you this day who you will serve.