Graduation Season

2 Chronicles 22:1-6 MSG The people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, Jehoram’s youngest son, king. Raiders from the desert, who had come with the Arabs against the settlement, had killed all the older sons. That’s how Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah became king. Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, but reigned only one year in Jerusalem. His mother was Athaliah, granddaughter of Omri. He lived and ruled just like the Ahab family had done, his mother training him in evil ways. God also considered him evil, related by both marriage and sin to the Ahab clan. After the death of his father, he attended the sin school of Ahab, and graduated with a degree in doom. He did what they taught him, went with Joram son of Ahab king of Israel in the war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth Gilead. Joram, wounded by the Arameans, retreated to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he received in Ramah in his war with Hazael king of Aram. Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah paid a visit to Joram son of Ahab on his sickbed at Jezreel.

As we go through this year's graduation season, I think about our own graduate. She wasn't raised in our home full time, but we did all we could to help keep her out of trouble. Because she is now a high school graduate, does not mean that we are released from leading her, praying for her, or guiding her in the right ways. If all she sees is evil or only the ways of the world, just like King Ahaziah, that is how she will live her life. You can't do better, if you don't KNOW that better exists.

So let's continue to show our graduates better, so they can truly learn to walk in their own full righteousness! In Jesus Name!

Be blessed! I love you all!!