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2 King 22

Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Jerusalem. The Bible declared him has one that did what was right in the sight of God. In his eighteenth year as king, he began to get involved in the reparation of the house of the LORD. Josiah sent for provisions to be delivered to the workers that were overseeing and working to repair the house of the LORD. 2 Kings 22:5, ÒAnd let them deliver it into the hand of those doing the work, who are overseers in the house of the LORD; let them give it to those who are in the house of the LORD doing the work, to repair the damages of the house.Ó He had a heart for the house of the LORD to be repaired. When you begin to identify in your life a need to repair the house that the LORD has given you (you are the temple of God), you will find God. 2 Kings 22:8, ÒThen Hilkiah the high priest said to Shapan the scribe, ÔI have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD.Õ And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.Ó ShaphanÕs coming across the book was not for decoration, it was meant for declaration. Shaphan read the book and could not be quiet, and that made him take the Book of Law to King Josiah. 2 Kings 22:11, ÒNow it happened, when the King heard the words of the Book of the Law, that he tore his clothes.Ó The king tore his clothes because he realized how far he and his people have been from God. Repairing the house of the LORD brought revival to the land. Are you interested in being revived for redemption? Just like king Josiah, your desire to be repaired will open you up for the word of God and for repentance.