December 28, 2013 – 2 Chronicles 34

They go so up and down. It seems like we just had a rededication of the Temple, but we already need another one. I have written about it before, but it is hard to think of anything else in this little section. It seems so bizarre that Israel and Judah would fall after such a turn around and then fall again, and again, and again. But this exactly what happens to us on a continual basis as well. It is exactly this up and down that we go through when we sin and then return to God. Israel’s journey is an example for us. No matter how many times they abandoned God, God was there. They may be punished, they may be exiled, but He is always there and will always be there for us as well. It seems like someone would have figured out after so many attempts what Israel should do, but you could say the same for us and our sins. It makes us look in the mirror to read these accounts, but it should also give us hope for the redemption and faithfulness of God.