Preparing One’s Ways Before the Lord
This devotional article by James Slopsema uses the biblical account of King Jotham to illustrate the spiritual principle of preparing one's ways before the Lord as a path to spiritual strength and maturity. The author explores how this Old Testament example applies to modern Christian living across various life pursuits—education, marriage, family, and work—and connects it typologically to Christ's exaltation and believers' participation in His kingdom.
So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the Lord his God. II Chronicles 27:6 Jotham was one of the kings of Judah of whom we know very little. His life and reign are recorded in II Chronicles 27 and II Kings 15:32-38. From these passages we learn that Jotham was the 11th king of Judah, the son of the godly king Uzziah. He took over the reins of government from his father when he was 25 years old and reigned for 16 years. Most importantly, he did that which was right in the...
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