Cleaning out the junk

In the book of 2 Chronicles, chapter 29, we come upon the new king of Judah, Hezekiah.

During his very first month of his reign, he reopened the Temple of the Lord and ordered them to be repaired.  Then, he gathered all of the Levites, for they were the keepers of the Temple.  He ordered them to remove all items unholy from the Temple, all pagan symbols and idols, and offered burnt offerings to the Lord.

They knew that the Lord's wrath was upon them for what their ancestors had done, and Hezekiah wanted to right this wrong.  He made a covenant with the Lord.

They immediately began work on the Temple, restoring it back to its original condition.  They worked so hard that it was completed in sixteen days.  They then offered sacrifices in the name of the Lord.  But the number of people coming to the Temple were so great that the relatives to the Levites had to help out.

The people rejoiced in what the Lord had done for them.

No matter your past, you can always turn to the Lord by cleansing your spirit.  Ask God to place your life in His hands, to accept Jesus into your heart and soul, and clean out the junk of the past.  Get rid of it and find the glory of God.