“While they were bringing out the money collected at the Lord’s Temple, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the Lord that was written by Moses” (2 Chronicles 34:14 NLT).
Under the direction of King Josiah, the Levites were repairing the Temple when they found the Book of the Law. Hilkiah the priest was the one who found it. Apparently, it had been hidden in the Temple to avoid destruction by some of the wicked kings that ruled before. As a result, knowledge of the Word had been lost in the land. Josiah tore his clothes in repentance when he heard it read and revival swept the land. The revival had a lasting effect, so that in all the days of King Josiah they did not depart from following the Lord God.
How could a nation like Israel, which was built on God’s Word, lose it? And having lost it, how could they forget it? How many generations does it take to lose and forget God’s Word? Simple. One generation. One generation that wasn’t taught God’s Word is all it takes for an entire nation to go off course.
Thankfully though, it only takes one generation to rediscover God’s Word for revival to break out in the land, so that people repent of their sin and follow the Lord.
Much of what we see going wrong in our nation today might be explained by the disappearance of God’s Word. Sure, every household has a copy of it, perhaps several, but that doesn’t mean they’ve heard it. That doesn’t mean they’ve been taught it to understand it. What would happen if the people of our nation rediscovered God’s Word?
PRAYER: Dear Father, we ask You to strengthen us to put out Your Word in every way that we can. We want to see revival in our land. We know that revival begins with the hearing of Your Word. Lead us to speak Your Word boldly to this generation. In Jesus’ name, amen.