Uzziah was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem. And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done. He set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God, and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him prosper.
I see this passage as counseling me to seek appropriate advisors to instruct me in fear of the LORD. Without the guidance of God-fearing brothers, I'm going to wander off into apostasy and heresies.
I don't take this passage as supporting a prosperity gospel. Here to prosper indicates a life lived in the righteousness, peace, and joy of the Kingdom of God, as it did then and as it does today.
Today's readings in the Psalms:
Morning: Psalm 107
Mid-day: 119:73-80
Evening: Psalm 33
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