2 Kings 12:1-3 ESV

In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba. 2 And Jehoash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all his days, because Jehoiada the priest instructed him. 3 Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away; the people continued to sacrifice and make offerings on the high places.

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Nang ikapitong taon ni Jehu, nagsimulang maghari si Jehoas at siya'y naghari sa loob ng apatnapung taon sa Jerusalem. Ang pangalan ng kanyang ina ay Sibia na taga-Beer-seba. 2 Gumawa si Jehoas ng matuwid sa mga mata ng Panginoon sa lahat ng kanyang araw, sapagkat tinuruan siya ni Jehoiada na pari. 3 Gayunma'y ang mga mataas na dako ay hindi inalis; ang mga tao ay patuloy na naghandog at nagsunog ng insenso sa mga mataas na dako.

A GODLY INFLUENCE.

Jehoash [or Joash] was seven years old when he was proclaimed as the new king of Judah. He inherited a damaged kingdom because of her predecessor, her evil grandmother Athaliah. It’s unimaginable that she even killed all her grandsons except Joash. She was so obssessed to erase the royal family line. This was in no doubt the devil working in and through her. But, by God’s providence Joash was spared from her evil acts because her Aunt Jehosheba and her husband, Jehoiada the high priest, hid him.

Joash was orphaned and young when he assumed the throne. How did he rule rightly before the eyes of the Lord? It was because of Jehoiada, who nurtured him. He was instrumental in molding the life of the young king. When Joash was at the age of seven, Jehoiada crowned him before the people as the new king. And correspondingly, he ordered the killing of Athaliah. Most importantly, he rallied the people to make “a covenant between the Lord and the king and people, that they should be the Lord's people, and also between the king and the people.”[2 Kings 11:17]

Jehoash had a godly nurture from a godly high priest Jehoiada. He became who he was because of his mentor. And, Jehoiada had played his role faithfully, without ulterior motives. He was incharge in the spiritual training of his nephew but did not usurp his role. In fact, he ran the show but saw to it that it was Joash who was recognized as the king. That is, Jehoash had to be a godly king. Like Jehoash, nobody has become a great leader by himself. It is because he is surrounded by godly people around.

What the psalmist David had declared is true, that is, “For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord will take me in.” [Psa 27:10] “A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.”[Psa 68:5] In the case of of the helpless Jehoash, it was Jehoiada whom God used to help him to become the king God wanted him to be.

Thus today, you and I could be a “Jehoiada” to a young Christian in order for him to grow and reach his potential in Christ. Have we realized that Christians are “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.”? [1 Pet 2:9] Or, we could be like “Jehoash” who need a godly mentor. Let’s be teachable under their tutelage so that we will continue to grow and behave as kings in Christ.

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