2 Chronicles 34:21 “Go to the Temple and speak to the Lord for me and for all the remnant of Israel and Judah. Inquire about the words written in the scroll that has been found. For the Lord’s great anger has been poured out on us because our ancestors have not obeyed the word of the Lord. We have not been doing everything this scroll says we must do.”
Realization comes and goes, but what matters is our response. As Josiah sought to do what pleases the Lord, cleaning up after his father's mess, he comes upon a greater awareness. The sins of his father go beyond the physical altars and broken down temple. He sees the breakdown of relationship, the years of disobedience, and the impending consequences of all this. Doom was up ahead.
Much like what we do at Victory Weekend, there is a necessity to stop and take stock of the sins of our fathers. Some would disagree, saying that each one is punished and accountable for his own sins. That would be true for saving faith, and personal guilt. The point for ancestral cleansing, I believe, is acknowledgment and humility. God is not bound by time as we are. And neither are the laws he set. The consequences and effects of sin tumble over time into the now. Jesus paid the penalty for all this, and he can in his sovereignty put a halt to all curses. But human responsibility and knowledge come into play when we are shown the greater picture. The greater the realization, the broader the width and breadth of redemption. The vista is very naturally taken to a whole other level.
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