I'm sure you've noticed reading through 1st and 2nd Kings that there were many kings who did the wrong thing going against God's express commands. Then there was a few kings who did the right thing in obedience to God's express commands. But even the majority of these obedient kings still did not take down the high places. Obedience to God is difficult. We cannot do it on our own. Attempts to force obedience through commands or laws does not work either. What is required is a heart desirous of the knowledge of the truth. Obedience requires a willingness to hear the whole of God's truth. This wasn't the case among the leaders of Ephesus where Timothy was or in Crete where Titus was. The leaders wanted some of Scripture, they wanted their Jewish spin on Scripture, but they didn't want the whole truth of Scripture. In the same way that the people and the kings did not want to remove the high places in total obedience so too the people of Crete didn't want total obedience to the Word of God.
Father, give us hearts that want to hear and preach and live in accordance with Your whole council. Give us humility and boldness to deal with the disobedience in our hearts. Give us humility and boldness to deal with the disobedience in the hearts of fellow believers. Your word calls us to care and train up each other. Do not let us disobey. Your word calls us to disciple the nations. Do not let us disobey. Fill our days with a desire to walk with Christ. Give us hearts that break over disobedience and unbelief. Give us hearts that beat for the purpose of knowing Christ and making Him known. Show me my disobedience. Make me like Christ.
In Jesus' Name
Amen
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