As long As
As long As
2 Chronicles 26:3-5 MSG
“Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king and reigned for fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother was Jecoliah from Jerusalem. He behaved well in the eyes of GOD, following in the footsteps of his father Amaziah. He was a loyal seeker of God. He was well trained by his pastor and teacher Zechariah to live in reverent obedience before God, and for as long as Zechariah lived, Uzziah lived a godly life. And God prospered him.”
This podcast is a repost, was originally published on September 7, 2017
Mentors and spiritual parents help in one’s walk with God
Uzziah, being only sixteen years old, became king and had to make a lot of administrative, financial, spiritual and justice related decisions. He was a great leader and very loving.
He had his mother to emotionally nurture him, and his father to lead him and set an example before him.
Each person should have someone to nurture him/her emotionally and someone to discipline him/her physically and mentally.
The verse says that Uzziah was well behaved in the eyes of God and was a loyal seeker of God. He had a mentor, Zechariah who trained him to live in reverent obedience before God.
One should have spiritual parents and mentors in his/her life.
- Spiritual parents can be the ones who act as one’s support system, work hard, lead, bring them to the Lord, etc. They may work out of compassion.
- Mentors and Pastors whip and straighten one’s life. They do not let one continue his/her wrong doings but warn and correct him/her when he/she deviates from God’s principles.
If one doesn’t have a mentor in his/her life, he/she should pray that God provides him/her with one.
Even if one belongs to church with many people and has a senior pastor who acts as a spiritual parent that he/she looks up to, he/she still should have someone to mentor and counsel him/her with his/her everyday aspects of life like marriage, finances, ministry, etc.
As long as Zechariah lived, Uzziah lived a godly life and God prospered him. After Zechariah died, Uzziah lived alone, was struck with leprosy, didn’t live according to God’s purposes and stopped living a godly life.
Having a mentor helps one’s walk with God and corrects him/her when he/she deviates from God. Each person should pray and ask God for a mentor if he/she doesn’t have one.
Psalm 147:2–3 reveals God's heart as a Restorer rather than a Punisher. Although Israel went into exile because of its own rebellion, God did not abandon His people. Instead, He promised to restore Jerusalem, bring the exiles home, heal the brokenhearted, and bind up their wounds.
The message reminds us that while God may use friends, pastors, counselors, or loved ones to help us, true healing and restoration ultimately come from the Lord. His restoration reaches every part of our lives—our hearts, relationships, health, finances, emotions, and spiritual walk.
God knows every wound, including those hidden from others. Unlike people, who can only comfort from the outside, He sees the deepest parts of our hearts and heals completely. His healing is so complete that even the scars of past pain lose their power to define us.
The devotion encourages believers to fix their eyes on God instead of relying solely on human help. No matter how far someone has drifted, how many mistakes they have made, or how broken they feel, God is still calling them back. His desire is to restore, heal, and make all things beautiful in His perfect timing.
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