In the Bible, King Uzziah was a great king. He ruled over the land of Judah, “and he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord.” (2 Chronicles 26:4) He sought the Lord, and God made him prosper…so much so that his enemies, the Ammonites, gave gifts to him. He dug wells for Judah, he had cattle, he had a host of fighting men, and he was an inventor. He invented the “engines” that slung those huge, round, heavy rocks over the walls at the enemy… They could shoot great distances and because of all of this, he was known throughout the kingdoms!

“But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction…” (2 Chronicles 26:16) He decided that he could do whatever he wanted to do, even if it was a sin. He went into the temple and burned incense that only the priests of the Lord were allowed to burn. Eighty priests of the Lord, valiant men, withstood him, and while he was angry with the priests, leprosy began to come upon him from the top of his head to the bottom of his feet! He had to leave his kingdom and dwell in the house of the lepers, and was a leper until the day of his death. He “started the race well,” but it’s not how you start out, but how you finish that counts.”

Today, keep on running the race and don’t stop, and don’t get discouraged or distracted!!! You are running to the finish line! Jesus is waiting is for you!

Sherry