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TruNITY KINGS WORLD LEADERSHIP "Ambassador of Leadership for the World" Proverbs 13;17 says, A faithful ambassador is health. t1 * ]osiah became king of ludah at age eight, following the murder of his wicked father r; (2 Kin. 2L:23-26). Yet unlike his father, the Bible says losiah 'did what was right in the . - ,l otiuf, became king of ludah at age eight, following the murder of his wicked father i.l (2 Kin. 2L:23-26). Yet unlike his father, the Bible says losiah 'did what was right in the . ight of the Lon4 and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to & the.right hand or to the left" (22:2). losiahb inner circle must have included righteous men , oo* and women-no doubt including his mother; ledidah-who nurtured losiah in fre ways j sEr ffi ofGod. I H losiah respected the role of spiritual leaders. He maintained a teachable spirit, desiring I ffi to hear the words of God. He listened to scriptural rebuke and responded witfr Orofennesr I ffi realizing how far from God3 Law his people had stmyed. losiah3 reign brought about the I l ffi restoration of the temple, and his godly influence helped reduce the effects of decades of I X evil leadership" losiah, God's servant, passionately pursued the things of God rather than I ,m personal prestige. .; i !i:ii.,T i ' God rewaide-d fosiah by allowing him to live in peace. He died in battte, uut n.r., r.w3;,] the devastation poised to sweep over his nation. Scripture devotes two entire chapters to ,..',,:i:,,1;l; ;:;"' his life and influence, compared with barely a sentence for the many wicked leaders. Unlike$ losiah, their lives were like chaff blown away by the wind. Teola Patillo Sr. Ceola Patillo feola Patittiolr. Tenell H. Patills
