Amaziah became the king of Judah at the age of 25. He is mentioned in 2 Kings 14:1-6, and then in 2 Chronicles 25:1-2.
Amaziah was born into the royal throne of King David, but he did not love the Lord like David had, but followed after the ways of his father, Joash (2 Ki 14:3)
The verse in 2 Chronicles brought me to my knees, because it says “He did what was right in the sight of the Lord, yet not with a whole heart.”
It's explained here that you could do “right in the eyes of the Lord” but still not with a whole heart. I would not want to be in that category...I wouldn’t want any of my fellow brother/sister in that category. As an illustration pointed out, it would a tragic sight to have that written on our tombstone. "so-and-so did right in the eyes of the Lord, but not with a whole heart."
I'll tell you one thing...I certainly do not want such a statement on my tombstone!!
To not do it with a whole heart, with a loving heart, with a heart that wholly given to God’s will is the same as not doing right in God's eyes at all. Worse, it creates an illusion of faith, worship and adoration where there's not a true heart for it. Let's strive to be men and women who follow God's will with a pure and perfect heart. Wholly given to His will.
God bless
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I agree Justin! Yo it was just a couple of weeks ago when I was reading this same exact passage. I was feeling the same when I read this, and it's encouraging to hear these same thoughts again.
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