“And he did what was right in the sight of
the Lord, according to all that his father Uzziah had done (although he
did not enter the temple of the Lord). But still the people acted
corruptly.” 2 Chronicles 27:2
I am impressed with the word "But;" a conjunction that acts pretty much like a railway
switch that allows a train to switch tracks. All trains within a network will
travel along similar paths at some point in their journey. But depending on their
intended destination, when they come to this point where the switch is located,
their respective choices make take them on different tracks.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_switch)
So while Uzziah did for the most part follow the Lord, but
defied the temple rules, Jotham, his son and heir to the throne, followed in
his footsteps to a point. "BUT" instead of defying the temple rules
like his father Jotham complied. In other words, he switched lanes and followed
the path of humility and obedience - albeit that he too had become a powerful
man. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R....
It is possible that Jotham's mother, Jerushah's influence
may have been a part of the apparatus that helped him switch lanes at the
juncture where his father went the wrong way. There's another notable switch of
lanes that is featured in this verse that outlines the disparity between father
and son as well, "BUT still the
people acted corruptly."
I also like another popular “Biblical But Switch”,
found in John 3:16, "For God so loved the world that He gave His only
begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish But have
everlasting life." So although the track of my life is taking me to a
destiny of doom, Jesus has attached Himself to my railway and has formed a
switch. Hence, whereas I was destined to die I may now choose to switch to
Christ and live. Praise the Lord.
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