2 Kings 12
INFLUENCE

Jehoash didn’t have a father, and we don’t know how much influence his mother had on him. But this is what we do know: “And Jehoash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all his days because Jehoida the priest instructed him.” (2 Kings 12 v 2 ESV).

We don’t have to be a parent to make a big impact on the life of a child. Jehoiada was a pries. We might be grandparents, aunties, uncles, Sunday School teachers, mentors, or just great at conversation. We might be the one person who can make a difference in the life of this young person. Sometime it may seem like we are not making inroads or that the job is too hard. But if Jehoiada had thought that and had given up, it would have been disaster, not only for Jehoash, but for all of Judah.

So let’s do our ultimate best to direct the children and young people in our care toward the LORD. Who knows, we might be the person who helps them into the kingdom of God.

May we be people who lead others to God this week.

With love in our Lord,
Robert