Day 117: 2 Kings 13:14 - 15:38

You know it's really sad to see the path that the kings of Israel have taken up to this point. I was talking to my dad just yesterday about this and it's just sad to read about how far the kings of Israel strayed from God. Even though the kings of Judah were only human and still made mistakes, there were at least alot of them who the Bible says, "did right in the eyes of the Lord." But the Israelite kings are a perfect testament to the dangers of taking things into your own hands. These stories are a constant reminder of the truth that the prophet Samuel told when the children of Israel first asked for a king. He warned everyone that if they had a king to rule them, the king would end up making things worse and that even if he was a "righteous" king (like David) he would still find ways to mess things up. The point is that we're not made to put our faith in men because men will always let us down. We put our faith in God and His Word and He will never ever let us fall.

- Lord, help me to never put my faith in man. It's often-times easy to allow one's faith to be put in a human because we can see them and we know that they're alot like us, but I don't want someone like me to put my faith in because I know I can't always be trusted. I want to put my faith in You because I know if You're in charge, I will always be right where I need to be. -