Lead by Example

One thing that really impacted me this weekend was the fact that we should lead by example. I was able to learn about Josiah and how much of a person of change he was. In 2 Kings 23, we can see the reforms of Josiah.

(v.3)  And the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people joined in the covenant.

One thing we really see from this verse is that he performed the correct words of the book and how people saw what he did and how they followed him. Remember that Josiah was fairly young at that moment. He still made a change and he continued to change the old ways.

(v.21-23) And the king commanded all the people, Keep the Passover to the LORD your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant. For no such Passover had been kept since the days of the judges who judged Israel, or during all the days of the kings of Israel or of the kings of Judah. But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah this Passover was kept to the LORD in Jerusalem.

Examine yourself and know the truth. Josiah did all that has happened with all of his heart and his soul. He followed God, and only God. Because of his love for God, people really saw what a person he was. If we really love God and follow Him, I know people of our assemblies will follow us and our examples. We need to impact each other through Christ. Josiah was a man of change, and it is my desire to grow in (Luke 2:52) and to be a Josiah of my church.

Lets be a change!   :D