Quotes about Devotion

And his heart took delight in the ways of the LORD; furthermore, he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.

He commanded them, saying, “You must serve faithfully and wholeheartedly in the fear of the LORD.

Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah.

So the people of Judah gathered to seek the LORD, and indeed, they came from all the cities of Judah to seek Him.

Then Jehoshaphat bowed facedown, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down before the LORD to worship Him.

Then Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD and praise the splendor of His holiness. As they went out before the army, they were singing: “Give thanks to the LORD, for His loving devotion endures forever.”

The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their fathers.

Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people.

And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.

And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.

And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done. In addition, he did not enter the temple of the LORD. But the people still behaved corruptly.

So Jotham grew powerful because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.