https://drhreflections.com/2026/06/23/never-before-or-since-was-there-a-king-like-josiah-%e2%88%99/Dr H Reflectionsen2026-06-23T05:11:00+00:00Never Before or Since was There a King Like Josiah ∙Promises, Bible, God, Faith, Jesus, Sin, Scriptures, Forgiveness, Prayer, The law of Moses, The book of the Law, 2 Kings 22:10, 2 Kings 22:11-19, “Medicine Man", Sean Connery, Dr. Robert Campbell, Deuteronomy 6:5, Dwight L Moody, The world has yet to see what God can do with a man fully consecrated to him, I truly have heard you, 2 Kings 23:25, I found a cure for the plague of the 20th century and now I’ve lost it!, He pledged to obey the LORD by keeping all his commands, Never Before or Since was There a King Like Josiah∙, Great is the wrath of the LORD that burns against us, he tore his clothes, The Rediscovery of the Word, Josiah responded with humility grief and repentance, Josiah: A King Marked by Wholehearted Devotion, When the king heard the words of the book of the law, Josiah’s Response, If you don't know where your Bible is it's likely because you're not reading it, The Tragedy of What is Lost, Judah's Dark Ages, You must love the Lord your God with all your heart all your soul and all your strength, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, A life centered on God results in fullness of joy and pleasures forevermore, God’s Call to Love Him Completely, Wholehearted Devotion Josiah served the Lord without divided loyalties, The Father does not seek love because He lacks anything, Hearing it read aloud Josiah recognized the Father’s voice, but anyone can be a Josiah!, Josiah embraced it as God’s living word, Loving God Involves the Whole Person, 2 Kings 23:2-3, By God’s help I aim to be that man, Read [the book of the Law] in the presence of the king, A Life Worthy of Remembrance, All the people pledged themselves to the covenant, He discovered a cure for cancer in the Amazon jungle, Loyal Love and True Fulfillment, His obedience flowed naturally from a willingness to hear and respond, He created people to know Him delight in Him and find their deepest fulfillment in Him, The Formation of a Devoted Heart, Judah Loses the Word of God, Josiah’s example shows that genuine spiritual faithfulness begins with an open heart, Not everyone can be a Kinghttps://drhreflections.com/2026/06/22/to-such-belongs-the-kingdom-of-god-%e2%88%99/Dr H Reflectionsen2026-06-22T05:11:00+00:00To Such Belongs the Kingdom of God ∙Promises, Bible, God, Faith, Jesus, Sin, Scriptures, Forgiveness, Prayer, A teaching moment, The crucifixion, Let the children come to me, Luke 18:16, Mark 10:13-16, Parents brought their children to Jesus so that he could touch and bless them, The disciples scolded the parents for bothering him, But when Jesus saw this He was indignant, The Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children, Later longer fewer, One-child policy, Genesis 30:1, Give me children, or I’ll die!, Rachel, Genesis 48:14-15, Mark 10:13, The looming specter of His crucifixion, Impending doom, “We tell the children to behave like adults but Jesus tells the adults to model themselves after the children!”, Get away from me kid; you bother me, Mark 5:24, A great crowd followed him and thronged about him, Jesus was on task, Indignant, Mark 10:14, Little children are paradigmatic disciples for only empty hands can be filled, James Edwards, God calls us to be childlike, The Father always has time for us!, “The height of Christian experience is to be blessed by Jesus”, Kaleb AlleN, The Heart of Christ for Children, It is for you that I am about to die”, The Kingdom and Childlike Faith, The Deep Emotion of Jesus, WC Fields, The Disciples’ Misguided Reaction, The Old Testament Foundation for the Value of Children, Give me children or I’ll die!, Christ’s Response to Interruption, The Children Brought to Jesus, We tell the children to behave like adults, To Such Belongs the Kingdom of God∙, The Invitation of Christ, Jesus tells the adults to model themselves after the children!, Christ’s Compassion in the Shadow of the Cross, The Cultural Value of Children Across Societies