Could This Not Happen Today?

There is a story in the Bible about a king. Many kings, actually, but this king is a good king. His name is Josiah. Josiah has men who work for him and one day King Josiah asks his scribe to go to the high priest, Hilkiah, and have him take care of some money business in the house of the Lord. While doing so Hilkiah finds something. He turns excitedly to the scribe as he has found the Book of the Law in the house of the Lord. He gives the book to the scribe and the scribe reads it and goes merrily back to King Josiah to say that the business at hand was taken care of but he also says to the king, "Hilkiah has given me a book," and he reads it to the king.

Here's the exciting part. When the king hears the words of the Book of the Law, he tears his clothes. He then commands Hilkiah the priest, Shaphan the scribe, and others to go inquire of the Lord for him and for the people and for all Judah just what the words of this book that has been found might mean for he knew that the wrath of the Lord was aroused against them because of their fathers disobedience to the words of the book.

What they were told was not good; calamity was coming to all the people of the land for their worship to other gods BUT WAIT! Because King Josiah's heart was tender, and he humbled himself before the Lord when he heard what was spoken against Judah and against its inhabitants, that they would become a desolation, and a curse, and he tore his clothes and wept before God he would not see all the calamity which God would bring. With this they brought back word to the king.

His response? King Josiah gathered all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem to him and went to the house of the Lord. Priests, prophets, and all the people went along too! And he read the Book of the Law to them! He made a covenant before the Lord to follow the Lord and to keep His commandments and His testimonies and His statutes, with all his heart and with all his soul. All the people were with him. Imagine that in America today!

If it could happen in those days we must together believe it could happen today. Read it for yourself in Second Kings 22 and 23 of the Bible. Believe it. Pray it. Only the Lord knows yet it has been placed in my heart that there is a Hilkiah and a King Josiah in America for us today. This King Josiah, this person today, will hear the words from the Word of God, our Bible today, and when he does he will tear his clothes and proclaim the truth and bring back our heritage to the United States of America!

To God be the glory!