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I'm Tanya Wilmuth.

I am a firm believer in the power of a message.

One of the greatest things you can do for the people in your life is to speak the good in them and speak

it often. Your kids, your spouse, your roommates, your friends, they're inundated with messages

that they aren't good enough. If your focus is also on that message or on the negative. You're only fueling what they already hear,

probably even believing about themselves. The Bible doesn't echo the lie that we're not good enough.

The Bible reveals true words, truth about who God is and who we are because of him. It shows

us that words have power and that when they're rooted in

truth, they can restore, they can convict, they can counsel, they can bring life. That's what

happens when Josiah takes the throne. God's word is uncovered and people's hearts and lives

are changed. And you're going to hear more about that. It's in 2nd Kings

Chapter 22. Probably hear more about that even on tomorrow's episode. In the midst of a long reign

of very corrupt leaders, Second Kings chapter 22 shines like a bright light at the end of a long

dark alley. Israel's been through it. They've had kings that come to power and lead them half-heartedly

and foolishly. Israel needs a bright light. In 2 Kings 22, Josiah takes the throne. He's

only 8 years old, but the way he's described surpasses all the other kings. Finally, here is a leader

whose heart is in the right place, wholly focused on God. Finally, here is a leader whose heart is in the right place, wholly focused on God.

Finally, here is a leader that fulfills God's vision for how Israel should be led.

It says of Josiah, he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and walked in all the way of David his father,

and he did not turn aside to the right or to the left. Those are the words

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