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Thursday
Oct042007

WITH ALL MY HEART, ALL MY SOUL, AND ALL MY MIGHT

DateThu, October 4, 2007 at 12:11PM

I am compelled by my own heart to comment on King Josiah once more. I am almost fixated on this king and his epithet prepared for us by God the Holy Spirit in II Kings 23:25.

Now before him there was no king like him, who turned to the Lord with all his heart, with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the Law of Moses; nor after him did any arise like him.

I just cannot escape the impact of verse 25 in my own mind and life. I really do long to go out and do likewise. In fact, I prayed today and will continue to pray regularly that I can be like Josiah in my obedience to the Word of God.

I do not long to have anything said or written about me, comparing me to Josiah or any other servant of God. What I want is to turn to the Lord with all my heart, soul, and might. However, I lack the ability to connect the dots between my living the truth of verse 25 and specific leadership activities in my ministry.

So, on this day, I am dedicating myself afresh to living the truth of verse 25. I will turn to the Lord with all my heart, all my soul, and all my mind. I have no doubt that this will change me considerably. My thought life will change, my prayer life will change, and my life objectives will change. In days gone by, I have longed for and prayed for God to fill-up the auditorium of Salem Baptist Church. There is room for 1000, but we only have 400 on Sunday morning. But I have stopped praying for that. I now pray for lost souls in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County. If I seek the Lord with all my heart, I will long for what he longs for, and that is the salvation of lost souls.

The change in me is going to appear in many forms as I implement the truth of II Kings 23:25. And I believe that is what God really wants – for me to change. Actions always follow change. But change is necessary before action. When I am something, God will then use me to do something. I really, really want God to use me to do something good in ministry for his glory. But I must first pay the price of becoming someone within myself. As I am perfected, his work will be performed. And his work will be performed well. Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in your sight.

Howard L. Wilburn

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