2 Kings 11:17-18
"And Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people, that they should be the LORD'S people; between the king also and the people. And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD."
Generations of evil do not just go away. It takes a serious, dedicated cleansing. It takes a thorough breaking of the old before the new can be introduced. It will be painful, it will be hard, but it will be worth it.
Every person faces this same challenge on an individual level in their life. Sin puts down roots in our lives. These roots choke, kill and destroy everything they touch. And they will tenaciously hold on when extraction is attempted. It can be easy to just knock off the head and leave the roots, because getting the roots hurts, it's difficult, and requires getting your hands dirty. But it is the only way to get rid of that sin - we must thoroughly break it.
What sin in my life has hidden roots? What steps can I take to allow God to thoroughly cleaned me today?
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