Now the royal princes, seventy of them,
were with the leading men of the city, who were rearing them. When the
letter arrived, these men took the princes and slaughtered all seventy
of them. …. They (Jehu’s contingent) demolished the sacred stone of Baal
and tore down the temple of Baal, and people have used it for a latrine
to this day.
Again, today, may I count willingly, intentionally and graciously,
everything loss compared to the surpassing greatness of You, knowing You
and serving You. I know this is a physical scenario which addresses
the spiritual; but I don’t want to be a wimp and chicken out of doing
the hard or even impossible for me (according to the way You have made
me) things You call me to perform. Lord, where a spiritual thing needs
to go, something which is reminiscent of ungodliness, an heir to
rebellion or a scion of sin, please help me to know that and to
annihilate my ties to it or, if appropriate, to utterly destroy it.
Allow me to trust the spiritual senses You have given and empowered in
me to slaughter anything which You call me to vanquish and vaporize lest
I miss Your purpose for my life because I wrongly believe I am not
strong enough to obey. Grant me eyes to see what idols I keep close,
keep on and keep track of. May they and their influence be demolished
by Your power and Spirit that I may be more fully and completely devoted
to You. And, Holy Spirit, when I have done the big things, the
challenging things, the eradicating things, please help me to continue
to walk in obedience to You. Please keep me from slipping into
mediocre, comfortable, lazy, convenient, self-centered service to You.
You Alone. No other…especially not me. I do not want it said of me
that I was not careful with all of my heart to pursue, obey and honor
You.
Again, today, may I count willingly, intentionally and graciously, everything loss compared to the surpassing greatness of You, knowing You and serving You. I know this is a physical scenario which addresses the spiritual; but I don’t want to be a wimp and chicken out of doing the hard or even impossible for me (according to the way You have made me) things You call me to perform. Lord, where a spiritual thing needs to go, something which is reminiscent of ungodliness, an heir to rebellion or a scion of sin, please help me to know that and to annihilate my ties to it or, if appropriate, to utterly destroy it. Allow me to trust the spiritual senses You have given and empowered in me to slaughter anything which You call me to vanquish and vaporize lest I miss Your purpose for my life because I wrongly believe I am not strong enough to obey. Grant me eyes to see what idols I keep close, keep on and keep track of. May they and their influence be demolished by Your power and Spirit that I may be more fully and completely devoted to You. And, Holy Spirit, when I have done the big things, the challenging things, the eradicating things, please help me to continue to walk in obedience to You. Please keep me from slipping into mediocre, comfortable, lazy, convenient, self-centered service to You. You Alone. No other…especially not me. I do not want it said of me that I was not careful with all of my heart to pursue, obey and honor You.