Wednesday – History

Reading – 2 Kings 15-17

Highlight Verse:

“He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother was Jecoliah from Jerusalem.”
‭‭2 Kings‬ ‭15‬:‭2‬ ‭NLT‬‬

When I was 16, I had dreams of being president someday.

It’s now forty-four years later and I wouldn’t want anything to do with the job.

Uzziah / Azariah (depending on which translation you read) seems to have had the opposite problem.

He was forced to be king when he was 16.

Toward the end of his reign, his pride got the best of him, and God had to give him leprosy to get him back into his right mind.

In the middle, the author says almost nothing about his life.

More is said in 2 Chronicles but, for a 52-year-reign, Uzziah made very little impact.

It doesn’t matter much to me if people remember my name.

What does matter is the difference that I made.

It is my deepest prayer that when I leave this earth, I will have left it a better place.

Do you have aspirations of being in charge or would you prefer a quiet life that made a positive difference in the world?
What have you learned from Uzziah that will help you to make a difference?