Devotional Guide for Thursday, August 18

2 Chronicles 34:1-13

Reflect
Can you imagine becoming the leader of Canada at the age of 8 years old? How many things would you entrust to an 8-year-old?

Today we read that Josiah became king when he was only 8. By the time he was 16, he began to seek the Lord and when he was 20, he began to purge the land of the evil the previous kings had allowed to take place.

This is an encouraging passage in that it reflects a leader who earnestly is seeking to follow God and is removing the high places and other idols. We don’t know what it looked like for Josiah to implement these changes, but I can only imagine he possibly faced opposition and advice to allow some of the old ways to remain.

For many of us reading this today, we are a few years removed from our 20’s, but I want to encourage you that it is never too late to earnestly seek God, and then do what God is calling each of us to do.

The big challenge is, are we willing to follow God fully or only in ways that we like?

Pastor Terry

Pray for Brett and Riana Loewen-Power to Change
Brett and Riana Loewen serve at the University of Alberta with the university student ministry Power to Change (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ). Power to Change exists to help students take their next step towards Jesus. We long to see every student walking closer to Jesus and experiencing life in Him.
Brett and Riana have a passion to help students know and experience Jesus, seeing His relevance in all of life. They live out this desire as they disciple Christian students, lead Bible studies, care for students in the larger student body, and create spaces for students to discover Jesus. Brett and Riana have two amazing sons named Everett and Max. In their spare time, Brett and Riana love reading, exploring the mountains and enjoying a good cup of coffee.