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186 A Concerted Movement
God’s Day of Reckoning
Now holding that little picture before you, I want to draw two or
three lessons, and they bear directly upon what is before us. Sin
must ever make a reckoning with God’s declarations. The sinner
sometimes forgets that and goes on his way forgetting that he is to
meet God. Now this woman had had warning enough. Was not her
mother destroyed? Was not her father Ahab destroyed? God moves
in a mysterious way. Was not Ahaziah ruthlessly slain, her own son?
She had many warnings, but she moves on in her conquering way.
God had made a declaration to his servant David that he should not
be without a light in Jerusalem. Now a glorious thing for us who
believe in Him is that He keeps His promise. One of the glories of
God is His promise keeping. Was there not a promise sent forth from
the very Garden of Eden, "The Seed of the woman shall bruise the
serpent’s head"? Did not Isaiah cry, "Unto us a child is born, and
unto us a Son is given; and His name shall be called Wonderful,
Counsellor, Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of
Peace"? Behold, on the plains of Bethlehem a Son was born unto us,
in the city of David. He was the Saviour for the world. God does
keep His Word. This woman seemed to forget the fact that God had
made a declaration with regard to the throne. And so something
happened. Well, you know God has ofttimes something to happen.
That is, men say, "Something happened." Something happened down
at the banks of the Nile when a Levite’s child was put out upon it.
Something happened. A princess walked by. But it led him to the
court of the king and to the wide education which Egypt could give.
Something happened when they had Daniel in their vicious grip.
Even in the den of lions something happened. God comes and de-
livers. So men are using that kind of language, "that something
happened." They are ofttimes forgetting the declaration of God, and
that it is His mighty movement; and if they were but waiting for
Him and looking for Him, they would discover His Presence, for God
ever moves among men. God moved in His own singular way, and
Jehosheba,—a woman, ran into the midst of the awful slaughter and
saved a little grandchild, by the name of Joash. It was "something
happening" again. Yes! But it was a great happening. The right-
ful heir was saved. And now I want this to come with all the strength
that my soul can bring it tonight, that righteousness has forces to
rally.
Vision of the King
There was a man by the name of Jehoiada living at that time.
Jehoiada was the high priest. Jehoiada knew that the rightful heir
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