Here is the conclusion of this snapshot of grace from the Old Testament. Please read the two previous days posts first.
How did Hezekiah respond to the grace of God? Like many of us he grew careless knowing that he had fifteen years. Instead of using those fifteen years to complete the reforms that he had initiated he used them to acquire wealth. He had a son who became the most wicked king in all of the history of Judah. Many feel that it would have been better if he had died childless. He grew careless with the things of the kingdom and showed them to the enemies of God’s people and when he was told that God would judge Judah for that sin he rejoiced in the fact that it would not happen in his lifetime.
Many of us are like Hezekiah. We play fast and loose with the grace of God. We make the grace of God cheap rather than a precious gift from God. God may give us the desires of our heart but with it comes leanest in our souls. I think it is the grace of God that we do not know how long we will live. We can have this assurance that we are immortal until our work here on earth is finished. However, it is God who makes that decision. If it was up to us our work on earth would never be finished. There is always more to do. Sometimes we think that God’s work cannot continue without us. God wants us to know that each day is a gift from Him. It is by grace we live and it is by grace we will die. God’s grace will keep us until He calls us to Himself. Let us not be like Hezekiah and play loose with the grace of God.
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