2 Chronicles Chapter 27
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"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. "
"Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerushah, daughter of Zadok."
The mistakes of people close to you - even painful ones - can become some of your most valuable lessons, if you're willing to actually learn from them rather than repeat them. I want you paying attention to those lessons life hands you through others.
"And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he entered not into the temple of the LORD. And the people did yet corruptly. "
"He did what was right in the LORD's sight, just as his father Uzziah had done - except that he did not enter the LORD's temple as his father had. But the people continued to act corruptly."
Learning precisely from what went wrong for someone you love, and consciously choosing differently, is real wisdom in action. And know this too: you're only responsible for your own faithfulness - you can't force everyone around you to change just because you have.
"He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much. "
"He built the Upper Gate of the LORD's house, and did extensive building on the wall of Ophel."
Building on the good work of those who came before you, rather than tearing it down or starting from scratch out of ego, is real wisdom. I value that kind of humble continuation as much as any bold new venture.
"Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers. "
"He also built towns in the hill country of Judah, and forts and towers in the forested areas."
True care for others reaches beyond the visible centre of attention out to the overlooked corners too. I want you thinking of the whole picture when you're in a position to help - not just the parts everyone will notice.
"He fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third. "
"He also fought against the king of the Ammonites and defeated them. That same year the Ammonites paid him a hundred talents of silver, ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley - and they paid the same amount the second and third years too."
Choosing the right path, even the less flashy, more disciplined one, still leads somewhere good - real, tangible blessing can follow quiet faithfulness, not just bold or dramatic gestures.
"So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God. "
"Jotham became powerful because he ordered his life carefully before the LORD his God."
Strength of character isn't a lucky accident - it comes from the ongoing, deliberate choices you make about how you'll live, day by day. I want you thinking of your life as something you actively shape with intention, not something that just happens to you.
"Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. "
"The rest of Jotham's deeds, all his wars, and his ways, are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah."
How you live matters as much as what you accomplish - both are worth recording, worth remembering, worth taking seriously. I care about your character as much as your achievements.
"He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. "
"He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem."
Sometimes the same truth bears repeating - not everything needs to be new to matter. I don't mind repetition when it's reinforcing something true and good; not everything valuable needs constant novelty.
"And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead. "
"Jotham died and was buried in the City of David, and his son Ahaz became king in his place."
You can't hand your own good choices down to your children like an inheritance - each person has to choose their own path, even growing up with a good example. Love those you love, teach them well, but know their choices remain their own.