In the 23rd chapter, from the book of 2 Kings, Josiah, distressed by what his ancestors had done with the money to repair the Lord's temple, made a covenant with God. All of his people and him would keep God's commandments, within their heart and soul.
To go one step further, king Josiah removed from the temples all artifacts of the false gods, to remove all temptation to worship them. It was one thing for him to say he was going to keep God's covenant. He did it through the deeds of removing from sight all other gods--false gods, mind you. He completely destroyed all remnants, even going so far as to kill the priests who may cause others to follow them instead of the One True God.
Know what tempts you to turn away from the Lord. Read the Bible daily. Do what the Good Book says, His Word. And remove all temptation to go against His Word.
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