"Clingers"
“Clingers”
Blessings Folk!
Clinger.
Just the sound of the word makes us cringe.
You know the folk.
They hang around all the time.
They are somewhat unaware of “personal space.”
They live vicariously through others.
Did you know we are to be “clingers”?
Consider Hezekiah, King of Judah.
His father, Ahaz, was one of the most evil kings that Judah had.
Yet, when Hezekiah ascended to the throne at age 25…
2 Kings 18
3 He did right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father David had done.
I suspect that he was greatly influenced by a God-fearing mother - Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah. We know that Zechariah was faithful.
Hezekiah did many good things, especially removing the places of pagan worship...
2 Kings 18
4 He removed the high places and broke down the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherah. He also broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the sons of Israel burned incense to it; and it was called Nehushtan.
Note that the people had been worshipping the bronze serpent.
Man always has a tendency to worship the blessing of God rather than God.
Hezekiah is described as prospering.
Here is why.
2 Kings 18
5 He trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel; so that after him there was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among those who were before him.
6 For he clung to the LORD; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the LORD had commanded Moses.
7 And the LORD was with him; wherever he went he prospered
Hezekiah…
- trusted the Lord
- clung to the Lord
- did not depart from following the Lord
- kept the Lord’s commandments...Mosaic commandments.
Therefore, the Lord was with him. He prospered.
Let us do likewise.
Let us cling to the Lord.
Blessings!