2 Chronicles 26:1

2 Chronicles 26:1 says. Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.  The people of Judah then took Uzziah and made him king, though he was only sixteen years old.  Once more, they had a king who was really too young to rule, but he was a descendant of David.  This was a continuation of God's promise to David, which was fulfilled by forever Jesus Christ.  Verse two adds, He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.  We are told that during his reign, he built the city of Eloth and restored Judah.  During our lifetime as Christians, we need to spread the gospel so that the kingdom of God will grow, but we also need to make sure that our faith is always restored to Him as well.  Verse three continues, Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.  Uzziah ruled for fifty-two years, which was a long reign, but still wasn't that old when he died.  As followers of Christ, no matter how long or short our life may be, we need to always follow the leadership of the Holy Spirit and do what God commands us to do.  Verse four states, And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah did.  Uzziah did what was right in the sight of God, following the example that his father Amaziah.  We as Christian parents need to set a good example for our children to follow in being obedient to God's commandments.  This does not mean he was perfect, though. Verse five adds, And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him to prosper.  He sought to do the will of God during the days of Zechariah, who was a prophet of God and had an understanding of the visions of God.  We are even more blessed than Uzziah was, because instead of a prophet, we have the Holy Spirit to guide us.  Verse six continues, And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines.  Uzziah went to war with the Philistines and defeated them in several of their cites and he even built a city of his own among the Philistines.  We are not called on to build cities for God today but to share the gospel with people wherever they are.  Verse eight says, And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gurbaal, and the Mehunims.  He was successful because he followed God all of his reign and God led him to go to war with the Philistines and gave him the victory.  If we want to be successful in our Christian life today, we need to always act under the leadership of the Holy Spirit and acknowledge that God is the One Who gives us the victory.  Verse eight adds, And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah: and his name spread abroad even to the entering in of Egypt; for he strengthened himself exceedingly.  Other people began to give gifts to Uzziah, the Ammonites being name in particular, and his fame spread all the way to Egypt, because he had strengthened himself and Judah by obeying God's commandments.  If we are to be successful as Christians today, we need to follow the leadership of the Holy Spirit and acknowledge that whatever we accomplish is by the power of God, so that he can be glorified and not us.