Agape Baptist Church Romi

*DAILY ENCOUNTER WITH GOD (NBC)*

*MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2025*

*PASSION FOR GOD'S LAWS*

*BH 54: God of Our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand*

1. God of our fathers, whose
Mighty hand
Leads forth in beauty all the
Starry band
Of shining worlds in splendor
through the skies,
Our grateful songs before Thy
Throne arise.

2. Thy Love divine hath led us in
The past,
In this free land by thee our lot
Is cast:
Be Thou our ruler, guardians,
Guide, and stay,
Thy word our law, Thy paths our
Chosen way.

3. From war’s alarms, from deadly
pestilence,
Be Thy strong arm our ever
sure defense;
Thy bounteous goodness nourish
us in peace.

4. Refresh Thy people on their
toil-some way,
Lead us from night to never
ending day;
Fill all our lives with love and
grace divine,
And glory, laud, and praise be
Even Thine.Amen.

*Memory verse:* "He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and followed the ways of his father David, not turning aside to the right or to the left. "2 Chronicles 34:2 NIV

*Text: 2 Chronicles 34:1-7* [1] Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years.

[2] He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and followed the ways of his father David, not turning aside to the right or to the left.

[3] In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his father David. In his twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of high places, Asherah poles and idols.

[4] Under his direction the altars of the Baals were torn down; he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them, and smashed the Asherah poles and the idols. These he broke to pieces and scattered over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.

[5] He burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and so he purged Judah and Jerusalem.

[6] In the towns of Manasseh, Ephraim and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them,

[7] he tore down the altars and the Asherah poles and crushed the idols to powder and cut to pieces all the incense altars throughout Israel. Then he went back to Jerusalem.

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John Piper wrote in his book entitled Think, "When you are deeply peaceful and confident that, because kingdom and be the all-satisfying.

Treasure of your life forever, then you are free to see the truth, and love the truth, and speak the truth no matter what, and joyfully spread a passion for the truth whose name is Jesus."

In our text, Josiah, at the age of eight years, becomes the king of Judah. At age sixteen, "he began to seek after the God of David, his father."

At the age of twenty, Josiah began to purge Judah of its idols. He hated the spiritual condition of Judah, who had fallen deep into sin.

Judah had become a pagan nation. Josiah destroyed not only the idols, but he also killed the priests who sacrificed to these idols.

The reason Josiah did these things was his passion for God's laws. Because of this passion, he was willing to please God, not minding his young age. Today, we need to have our land purged of its idols.

We need to get rid of those things taking the place of God in our lives. We must be godly and be consistent. We must care about the things of God so that we can make a difference in our spheres of influence.

What is your response to the ungodly practices in our society today? Unless one has a passion for the laws of God, as contained in the Scripture, it might be difficult to escape the antics of Satan.

Do whatever you can to stand for and speak the truth at all times. Let no one intimidate you. God will preserve those who walk in His will.

*Perceive:* Passion for God's law must reflect in obedience to those laws.

*Ponder:* How well are you using the Word of God to counteract the antics of Satan today?

*Practise:* Resolve, starting from today, to read the Word of God more regularly.

*Pray:* Lord, create in me a passion for Your Word.

*Prayer:* Lord, help me to keep my lamp burning.

*Pray for these ordained ministers and members of their churches:* Babalola Olufemi O., Lagos; Ricketts A.O., Ogbomoso; Ladoba O. Laolu, Lagos; Markus I. Gambo, Gombe; Ajiya Elisha, Bidabate; Bonamza H. Dishon, Gongola; Akanmu O. Afolabi, Lagos; Oghenerhoro Onoriode, Delta; Opiri J. Ogheneruona, Eku; Olawale N.O., Ondo; Joseph Koza, Ragga; Zakariya Samuel, Adamawa; Salem I. Okanlawon, Lagos; Ajeleke O.O., Tede; Ogundiran E.O., Asa; Bolarinwa E.A., Eruwa; Adesina M.A., Lagos; Abioye O. Tela, USA; Joseph A. Adejumobi, Lagos.

*RBT: Zechariah 6-10*