Sometimes we think that Believers should have all things go well in their lives. The story of Azariah, king of Judah, should help dispel that myth.
In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah began to reign. He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jekoliah; she was from Jerusalem. He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done. The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there. The LORD afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, and he lived in a separate house. Jotham the king’s son had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land (1-5).
The bolded verses are the ones that caught my attention. He was a good king, yet the Lord afflicted him with leprosy. Go figure?!?
Only the Lord knows His reasons for this seemingly strange occurrence. But whatever God’s reason, the Lord is sovereign.
The outward circumstances of life are not a reliable indicator of faithfulness to the Lord. Some faithful people are blessed with the things of this world and some struggle mightily. The same goes for unfaithful people.
What matters is how we handle the life circumstances God brings our way…
Some circumstances are the result of life choices; leprosy and many cancers are not.
The question is, how will we handling the life circumstances the Lord allows into our lives? Are we remaining faithful?
Lord, I surrender my life to You. Blessed be Your name, Oh Lord. Blessed be Your name. Through Jesus, I pray. Amen.
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