2 Kings 22:1-2
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and walked in all the way of David his father, and he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
Truth: Age doesn't matter when you decide to live for God!
After the death of King Manasseh and his son, Amon, young Josiah was given the reigns of leadership in Judah. Manasseh was a very wicked king and his son, Amon, continued in his footsteps. After the death of Amon, it would be "normal" to be wicked. Manasseh and Amon had put God completely out of the temple and replace Him with star worship, sex worship and self worship. No one would have been surprised if Josiah would have lead the country down the same paths. Yet, Josiah was a man of God. Like a lilly pad in the swamp, Josiah, at the age of eight, was a beautiful picture in the time of muck and mire. Josiah starts a reform of the country, the political and spiritual aspects. God was willing to give Josiah a heart for Himself. Like David, Josiah was someone who had God in the foremost parts of his heart. As he surrounded himself with other men of God, Josiah was able to transform the country ... if only for a moment. God calls for men to stand in the gap and during this time, that was God's call that Josiah answered. Perhaps, Josiah, was in the court of the temple or standing around a city square when the prophet Ezekiel stated and/or wrote the following:
Ezekiel 22:30
And I sought for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the breach before me for the land, that I should not destroy it, but I found none.
Josiah responded to God's Word and he stood, for a moment, in the breach. That is our call, no matter how old or how young we are. When it comes to standing for God, age, means nothing.
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