2 Chronicles 25:1
Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. |
2 Chronicles 27:1
Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok. |
2 Chronicles 29:1
Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah. |
2 Chronicles 36:5
Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God. |
God is truly the author and finisher of our faith. Each day and especially each year that God allows us is the beginning of something. What are you reigning over?
I have just a few meditations to share with you on the celebration of your 25th birthday in the light of scripture where my devotions were during this week and my own experiences.
We ought to pray with Moses, “Teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.”
I was 25 years ld when I found the delight of motherhood. I had spent much time sharing myself with children but it was at age 25 when I met Elyse. (actually 24.9) I never thought that I wanted to do this for my entire life, but it became the calling of my life.
I challenge you to find the thing that delights you to commit to and to reign over. I challenge you to find the hope and expectation that God has for you in your purpose and shine that light wherever you are. Be the one that God sees has completed that which was right in the eyes of the Lord. That is a challenging thing.
The challenge is to take the things that crop up as ungodly and use them for the glory of God. Sometimes it is our job to cut down the trees of ungodliness and sometimes it is our job to make food out of that which might have ordinarily been discarded. We have much to dig into for the glory of God to rectify. I challenge you to find a problem and do what you can to clean it up. don’t get distracted by all of the messes that are around you. Find God’s purpose for your life and pursue it, to God’s glory! Run to the end of the Highway and enjoy the marathon of life!
