2 Kings 21:19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, as Manasseh his father had done. He walked in all the way in which his father walked and served the idols that his father served and worshiped them. He abandoned the Lord, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the Lord. And the servants of Amon conspired against him and put the king to death in his house. But the people of the land struck down all those who had conspired against King Amon, and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place.
Deuteronomy 32:15 “But Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked; you grew fat, stout, and sleek; then he forsook God who made him and scoffed at the Rock of his salvation.
1 Chronicles 28:9 If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
Jeremiah 2:13 for my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns that can hold no water.
What kind of person do you have to be to have your servants conspire to put you to death? At 22 years old Amon began his reign and we need to remember that his father Manasseh had done some very bad things. He was into all sorts of spirit worship and idol worship and even burned one of his sons as a sacrifice. This is what Amon would have seen so it is not much wonder that he would have learned very bad behaviors.
The Word of God was void during the time of Manasseh and Amon. We see the result of this lack of regard and reverence for His Word. It is very important we look at this, as well as other examples, and understand the issue at hand and how we can combat it. The issue is one of the heart. The heart is where we hold that which is dear and valuable to us. If it is not God then it is something else. The issue is one of the mind. The mind is where we think, ponder, believe, imagine, and reason. We will keep in mind what is dear and valuable in our heart. The issue is one of the soul. The soul is the subconscious and inner being of the person. Whatever is in the heart and mind will reside in the soul of a person. If we give our heart, mind, and soul to Jesus Christ with a deep desire to understand and know Him more and more so that we can best humbly serve, honor, glorify, follow, trust, rely, and obey Him, we will continually be filling our heart with how precious and valuable Jesus Christ is, we will continually be thinking about His great and precious promises, mercy, grace, and steadfast love, and we will be in communion with the Holy Spirit in our soul.
Open wide the faucet to God’s Word and intentionally choose to break off the valve so that it can never be shut off. Drink from this faucet continually. Share from this faucet freely, water seeds of His grace, mercy, and love with it.
