In those days Hezekiah was sick and near

In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death.

In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, went to him and said to him, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live. ’ ” (Isa. 38: 1)

In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, went to him and said to him, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live. ’ ” (Isa. 38: 1)

ORGANIZE AFFAIRS OF LIFE RESOLVE LINGERING PROBLEMS

SET PRIORITIES • Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness (Matt. 6: 33; Psa. 119: 9 -16) • Seek those things above (Col. 3: 1 -2; Jn. 6: 27, 51) • Lay up treasures in heaven (Matt. 6: 19 -21; 1 Pet. 1: 3 -4) • Submit to God and His will in everything (Jas. 4: 7, 10)

FIX PROBLEMS • Strive to lovingly reconcile differences (Matt. 5: 23 -24; Rom. 15: 1 -7) • Seek to live at peace with others (Prov. 15: 18; Rom. 12: 18; 14: 19) • Unite minds in the will of the Lord (Phil. 4: 2; 1: 27) • Ready and willing to forgive one another (Eph. 4: 32; Col. 3: 13)

PROTECT AGAINST DANGERS • Watch for and resist the devil (1 Pet. 5: 8 -9; Psa. 46: 1) • Identify false teaching and teachers (Rom. 16: 17 -18)

PROTECT AGAINST DANGERS • Be careful not to drift away from our faithfulness (Heb. 2: 1; 2 Pet. 3: 17) • Maintain a strong foundation/faith (Matt. 7: 24 -25; Phil. 4: 13; Eph. 6: 10)

KEEP CLEAN AND TIDY • Clean out the filth of the world (Rom. 12: 1 -2; 2 Cor. 7: 1) • Be a light and salt for the world (Matt. 5: 13 -16) • Maintain the good works of God (Eph. 2: 10; Titus 3: 8; Gal. 6: 10) • Be adorned with Christ and His word (Gal. 2: 20; Col. 3: 16 -17)