2 Samuel 6:1-23; Nahum 1:1-15; Romans 13:1-14
So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err…He…humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. 2 Chronicles 33:6, 12
Hezekiah’s son Manasseh followed him to the throne. Tragically, he blasphemed God by setting a carved image in the house of God. After God’s dealing, “He humbled himself greatly.” Manasseh returned to God, but he was too late to influence his godless son Amon. Backsliding Christian parents may return from the bypaths of sin, but it could be too late to influence their children in the ways of the Lord. Live for Him now. —Arnot P. McIntee
Happy the home where Jesus’ name is sweet to every ear;
Where children early lisp His fame, and parents hold Him dear. —Henry Ware, Jr.