FAITH CAPSULE: When orderliness fails, all that pertains to life is bound to fail.
2 Kings 20
God is a God of order, and His children should maintain order in every area of life.
All should gain and retain order, not to become disarray.
The order should be in physical, spiritual, and emotional engagement.
Order demands discipline to maintain consistency.
Spiritual engagement demands physical being in order.
Leviticus 6:12 is evidence of physical order to maintain spiritual assignment, “And the fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it; it shall not be put out. And the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order on it, and he shall burn on it the fat of the peace offerings.”
The children of Israel could not engage in their journey to the Promised Land without engaging in order.
The Israelites started their journey according to the command of the Lord through Moses. The Bible testifies to orderliness in their journey stating, “Thus was the order of march of the children of Israel, according to their armies, when they began their journey.” (Numbers 10:28)
Without a doubt, orderliness is among the character of God.
As a child of the Most High God, created in His image, are you engaging life in an orderly manner?
After King Ahaz, Hezekiah came to power and did what was right before his God.
Hezekiah cleansed the temple and restored service the way it should be. The Bible testified of Hezekiah, “So the service of the house of the LORD was set in order.” (2 Chronicles 29:35)
With orderliness restored, joy and peace in life returned to the land.
Setting things in order often results in joy and peace.
One with the order should maintain order, not fail before God.
Hezekiah started his reign great, and 2 Chronicles 29:2 records, “…he did what was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father David had done.”
However, in the later part of his reign, he fell sick, and it was a sickness unto death. It is written, “In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, went to him and said to him, ‘thus says the LORD: Set your house in order, for you shall die, and not live.’” (2 Kings 20:1)
The house of Hezekiah was not in order, and he resulted in untimely death.
God is a God of order, and His children should maintain order in every area of life.
Hezekiah turned back to God and humbled himself, and God returned to restore him to life.
Whatever belongs to you, taken away, could be the lack of orderliness.
Are you taking your Christian journey in a disorderly manner?
Allow the Spirit of God to lead, and do not attempt to lead the Spirit of God.
Prayer for today: Ask God to deliver you from the spirit that causes disorder in life.