Perform Consistently 2

2 Chronicles 34:29-31

I have had parents lament to me about how difficult it is to raise children, especially in trying to have them follow the rules set up in the household. That is part of parenthood – to set the rules, enforce the rules, and live by the rules yourself. I believe consistent obedience of the rules and enforcement of the rules can help make a happy home.

Like parenting, if we are to have faith in God and we are to be Christians, then we need to be consistent in the performance of our ministries and consistent in performing as Christians. Our faith and our ministry cannot be something that is only a convenience to us. We must be faithful to God all the time.

The passage today is from the story of Josiah, a king among the Israelites. Who did Josiah call together? What did he do with them? What did the king renew?

Josiah became king when he was only eight years old, but even at that age he knew he had to perform as a faithful son of David. When still a young man he learned that his people had strayed from God’s commands. Grieved by this Josiah pledged himself and his people to the service of God.

Josiah had sweeping reforms in his land, eliminating all those who were not faithful to God. He saw that he and all those under him needed to perform as faithful believers. They needed to pledge themselves to God and remain dedicated to His ways.

We can take a lesson from this young ruler. If we will call ourselves Christians then we need to perform as Christians. We need to act as Christians and true believers under God, and that behavior needs to happen all the time.

If we feel we have strayed from God or begun to do things that are not acceptable to the Lord, then we should re-commit ourselves to God. We should be dedicated to consistently performing our ministry.

DAILY CHALLENGE: How often do you perform the ministry of a Christian?