There are moments when all becomes clear. I would say in this passage below that Manasseh had a “come to Jesus moment.” (Pre-incarnate Christ that is)

The Lord can move on our behalf but are we willing to humble ourselves and ask for help?

I’ve had several of those moments over the past few weeks. Stressed out is not even adequate to describe the overwhelming feelings I experienced yesterday, transporting mom from Rehab back to ALF.

Gratefully, many were praying for us and I survived to write another blog!

If it were not for Jesus-our true advocate, Savior and friend, none of us would survive the world system.

The Lord brought Manasseh back from utter humiliation and bondage. Have we truly sought out the God of our ancestors?

He has provided a way for one involved in the most serious rebellion to be brought out of bondage into the freedom of trusting His Lordship. -Teresa #ChristJesustheLord

2 Chronicles 33:1-13 (NLT)

Manasseh Rules in Judah

33 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. ² He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, following the detestable practices of the pagan nations that the Lord had driven from the land ahead of the Israelites. ³ He rebuilt the pagan shrines his father, Hezekiah, had broken down. He constructed altars for the images of Baal and set up Asherah poles. He also bowed before all the powers of the heavens and worshiped them.

⁴ He built pagan altars in the Temple of the Lord, the place where the Lord had said, “My name will remain in Jerusalem forever.” ⁵ He built these altars for all the powers of the heavens in both courtyards of the Lord’s Temple. ⁶ Manasseh also sacrificed his own sons in the fire^[c] in the valley of Ben-Hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and he consulted with mediums and psychics. He did much that was evil in the Lord’s sight, arousing his anger.

⁷ Manasseh even took a carved idol he had made and set it up in God’s Temple, the very place where God had told David and his son Solomon: “My name will be honored forever in this Temple and in Jerusalem—the city I have chosen from among all the tribes of Israel. ⁸ If the Israelites will be careful to obey my commands—all the laws, decrees, and regulations given through Moses—I will not send them into exile from this land that I set aside for your ancestors.” ⁹ But Manasseh led the people of Judah and Jerusalem to do even more evil than the pagan nations that the Lord had destroyed when the people of Israel entered the land.

¹⁰ The Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they ignored all his warnings. ¹¹ So the Lordsent the commanders of the Assyrian armies, and they took Manasseh prisoner. They put a ring through his nose, bound him in bronze chains, and led him away to Babylon. ¹² But while in deep distress, Manasseh sought the Lord his God and sincerely humbled himself before the God of his ancestors. ¹³ And when he prayed, the Lord listened to him and was moved by his request. So the Lord brought Manasseh back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh finally realized that the Lord alone is God!

Footnotes

1. 32:5 Hebrew the millo. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
2. 32:18 Hebrew in the dialect of Judah.
3. 33:6 Or also made his sons pass through the fire.