Wanda P.’s Journal

This verse speaks to me about the importance of knowing who you are not only in Christ but also your genealogy. Their family records could not be found and so there were no records to show they were actually priests. How can we serve God if we do not know who were are or who He is? It is so important to know your spiritual genealogy as well as your natural one. Another thing that stuck out to me is that to be included in the royal priesthood of God, we must hold on to who we are in Him. We must know Him and know that we are part of His royal priesthood..holy and acceptable to Him.

As in verse 1, King Ahaz did not do what was right in the eyes of God. God humbled Judah because of him by allowing defeat and trouble. Even when they were unfaithful, God gave him a chance to get it right but Ahaz did not, he kept on being unfaithful and promoting wickedness in Judah. God is faithful to us but we must be faithful to Him. When we do what is wrong in God's eyes, He will send someone or something to get our attention so that we can get back on track. We must keep our spiritual eyes and ears open and attentive to what God is saying and showing us. We must also humble ourselves before God.

All power comes from God and when we walk upright, stand firm and fix our hearts and mind on Christ, the power within us will grow creating a power that only our belief, hope and faith in God can ignite.