2 Chronicles 29 - Consecration

by Katrina

LINK: 2 Chronicles 29
Parallel Passage: 2 Kings 18-20

BACKGROUND
Hezekiah followed Ahaz and reigned as king of Judah 715-686 B.C. Once he was on the throne, the first order of business he carried out was to reopen the temple and reestablish proper worship and sacrifice to the Lord. This chapter describes the process involved to consecrate the temple and priests so the people could worship the Lord again at the temple.

REFLECTION
The consecration of the temple again by Hezekiah reminded me of the following passages:

"Do you not know that you are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If any man destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him, for the temple of God is holy, and that is what you are." (1 Cor 3:16-17)

"Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body." (1 Cor 6:19-20)

"Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God: just as God said, 'I will dwell in them and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.'" (2 Cor 6:16)

APPLICATION
Are your body and your life fully consecrated to God?

PRAYER
Lord, you have purchased me with the blood of Jesus. Help me to always be aware that I am not my own but that I belong to you. You have made me holy for your purpose. Thank you for your Holy Spirit within me. May all that I say and do bring glory to your name. Amen.