Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother’s name was Hephzibah. He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, following the detestable practices of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. He rebuilt the high places his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he also erected altars to Baal and made an Asherah pole, as Ahab king of Israel had done. He bowed down to all the starry hosts and worshiped them. He built altars in the temple of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put my Name.” In the two courts of the temple of the LORD, he built altars to all the starry hosts. He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced divination, sought omens, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the eyes of the LORD, arousing his anger. 2 King 21:1-6 NIV
File this under: You have got to be kidding me!?!
After all that has happened. After all that the prophets have taught and has come to be . . . this is the actions of the king.
It is easy to read this story of one of the most evil kings in the history of the nation - Manessah - and get angry or frustrated.
But then the proverbial other shoe drops and you realize that we are not the different from Manessah. After all that has happened. After all that the prophets have taught and has come to be . . . this is the actions of the people.
Believing is a call for living your faith today - not later.
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