He did what the Lord approved and followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps; he did not deviate to the right or the left. 2 Chronicles 34.2

Do you teach your children responsibility? Do they have chores to do each day? Do they contribute to the good of the family? Most importantly, have you taught them the need to know God and how to follow him?

Josiah was crowned king in Jerusalem when he was eight. He was a good king. Even though he did not have good examples in his father and grandfather, someone had trained him to do what the Lord approved and not to deviate from the path.

Josiah was responsible for ridding Jerusalem and the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon and Naphtali of idolatry. He repaired the temple which his predecessors had allowed to fall into disrepair. After Hilkiah found the law scroll in the temple, Josiah gathered the people and read the scroll aloud renewing the covenant with the Lord. He restored observance of the Passover festival. All of this was accomplished within a span of thirty-one years.

Josiah had a heart that sought God. What are you teaching your children?

by Vicki Matheny