Today, I am reading and commenting on  2 Chronicles 23-25.

Early in his reign, Joash was fervent in his devotion to God.  However, when his stepfather died, he fell under the influence of wicked men and began worshiping idols.  When Joash was confronted about this by his stepbrother, Joash had him put to death.   Then we have his son, Amaziah, who also did right in the eyes of God early in his reign, only to take the gods of Edom as his own after conquering that kingdom.  Both Joash and Amaziah stand as warnings to anyone who enthusiastically obeys God in their youth.  Our faith must endure for our entire lives.  While both Amaziah and Joash did good, in the end they faltered and fell short of what they could have been.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.