2 Chronicles 31:20-21 "And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the LORD his God. And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered."
The book of 2 Chronicles is filled with stories. Throughout the book, stories of prosperity and success parallel stories of failure and desolation. Whether the story is one of success or failure hinges on one thing - that person's relationship with God.
In the stories of men and women who loved God and served Him wholeheartedly we see prosperity. However, in the stories of men and women who loved themselves and forsook God entirely, we see failure and ruin. God was serious when He said, "See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction." (Deuteronomy 30:15) Too often, we try and have it both ways. We try and dabble in the good while keeping a foot in the bad. But the choice is this clear, the options are that cut and dried. Life or death.
How am I trying to avoid the choice between life and death today? What deception of sin is holding me back from full surrender?
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