Jehoida Acted Decisively
Synopsis 2Chron 23:14-24:4 4/17/2020
Now that Jehoida had publically declared the boy Joash to be king, there was a stand-off. When Queen Athaliah realized that she had failed to kill all of the heirs to the throne, she declared the assembly to be a treason. So, someone was going to prevail. And under the circumstances, the loser was obviously going to be executed.
Accordingly, Jehoida the high priest directed the Levite guards to immediately execute Queen Athaliah outside the temple. And this is what they did. After this, the entire assembly went to the Baal temple where the queen had worshipped. And they destroyed the Baal temple completely.
Finally, they led Joash to the throne. Once there, they seated him on it in the presence of the leaders and nobles of the kingdom. And so, Joash was established as king over the southern kingdom.
Afterward, he grew up, married and had children. And all of this happened under the watchful eye of Jehoida who served as the high priest and the king’s advisor.
Jehoida Acted Decisively
Jehoida acted decisively at several critical moments in his ministry. As a result, he prevailed over his adversaries.
Act Decisively
Action is one of the greatest keys to success. This is true even though I often make mistakes and take wrong actions.
The opposite of action is inaction.
I avoid things that I don’t want to deal with. And I avoid taking action when I don’t to deal with the possibility of failing. Or, when I don’t when to expose myself to the possibility of being wrong.
But success is always more than error avoidance.
I will never be truly successful simply because I avoided making a mistake. I will never love simply because I avoided my natural tendency to hate.
No, I have to be vulnerable to the possibility of failure in order to achieve success.
“Indeed someone may say, “You have faith and I have works.” Demonstrate your faith to me without works, and I will demonstrate my faith to you from my works.” James 2:18
