“Yet
Jehu was not careful to keep the law of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his
heart.” (v.31)
Jehu,
Israel’s king during a time of rampant idolatry, was determined to rid his
nation of Baal worship. This hideous form of paganism involved gross
sensualism, moral degradation, and human sacrifice. Because Jehu successfully
rooted out all Baal worship from the land, God told him that his descendants
would occupy Israel’s throne for four generations (v.30).
But
God was not fully pleased with Jehu, for he still permitted the idolatrous
worship of the golden calves in Bethel and Dan (v.29) and did not keep the law
of the LORD with all his heart (v.31). He started well but was finishing poorly
by holding on to a sin he wouldn’t let go.
Many
people today are in the same boat, holding on to a sin they just won’t let go.
Better to come clean and give your whole heart to the LORD than hold on to
something that will bring harm to you and others through God’s judgment.
The
Truth
“If we
confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to
cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9)
