August 3

Josiah did so many great things. In fact he almost single handedly averted the judgment of God towards Judah. But as we will see, their hearts really had not turned towards the Lord with conviction as they will go back to the old practices under a new king. It is the end of Josiah’s life that interests me.

He picked a fight with Egypt and lost. Neco told him that he wasn’t coming against him so back off, but Josiah felt like it was his job to stop this bully king. It was an honorable thing to do in a way, but without God, it was simply dumb. He died because of it.

There are so many causes, so many ministries, so many people groups that I could minister to, but God is warning me to stay on vision – stay on task. If I try to fight against the wrong evil, I may die because of it. Whether it is in ministry, as I am taking it, or elsewhere, ONLY FIGHT THE FIGHTS YOU HAVE BEEN CALLED TO FIGHT! Seek the Lord and ask Him if you will have victory. Ask Him if He has called you to this ministry – if not, stop immediately – if so, go for it!

Give me wisdom, prudence and vision for what I should be doing and to whom. There I will find Your strength and Your victory.