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When You’ve Been Way Off Track, What’s Coming Back Look Like? Series
Contributed by Jim Butcher on Aug 15, 2022 (message contributor)
Summary: Judah has been so far off-track that they haven't celebrated Passover in forever. What does it look like coming back?
- This is a picture of revival.
WAY OFF TRACK: Something as central as Passover had been lost.
- 2 Chronicles 30:1, 5.
GETTING BACK: They needed to return to God by humble obedience.
- 2 Chronicles 30:6-9.
a. Return to God.
- We are returning to God, not church.
b. By humble obedience.
- This is what is expected of us.
THE RESPONSE: Not everyone wanted it but some places caught fire.
- 2 Chronicles 20:10-12.
a. Mixed response in Israel.
- vv. 10-11.
b. Fire in Judah.
- v. 12.
- Differences in some churches vs. others.
FIRST STEPS: Their “walk” looked like a toddler.
- 2 Chronicles 30:15-20.
- Also: vv. 2-4.
- This was filled with missteps and errors, but they were sincerely seeking and therefore God was free with pardon.
a. “ashamed”
- v. 15.
b. “not consecrated”/“contrary to what was written”
- vv. 17-18.
c. “pardon”
- vv. 19-20.
d. “even if he is not clean according to the rules of the sanctuary”
- v. 19.
- They were doing the best they could with their limited knowledge.
A SURE SIGN: Their humble obedience led to overflowing joy.
- 2 Chronicles 30:21-27.
a. “seven days with great rejoicing”
- v. 21.
b. “seven more days”/“joyfully”
- v. 23.
c. “rejoiced”/“joy”
- vv. 25-26.
d. “God heard them”
- v. 27.
