2 Chronicles 27:1

2 Chronicles 27:1 says, Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.  Jotham started to rule when he was twenty-five and ruled until he was forty-one, which is a fairly young age to have his reign end.  We aren't guaranteed a long life even if we are following God.  Verse two adds, And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he entered not into the temple of the Lord. And the people did yet corruptly.  Though Jotham did what was right in the sight of God, he didn't go into the temple to burn incense as Uzziah his father did.  He could not get the people to mend their ways though.  We really can't force others to mend their ways spiritually but can only make sure that our ways follow the path that God leads us down.  Matthw Henry points out that we aren't told a lot about Jotham's reign compared to what we are told about those who did wrong in God's sight, and people today may not long note what we have done for God, but we need to just continue to follow His will whether they do or not. Verse three continues, He built the high gate of the house of the Lord, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.  Jotham repaired the house of God, and we need to repair the house of God, our bodies as followers of Christ, by building up the things done for Him, but also by tearing down the things that go against His commandments.  Verse four states, Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.  Jotham also carried out may building projects to improve Judah.  We need to be involved in plans that build up the kingdom of God in the community and the country and not just in the confines of the church building.  Verse five adds, He fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third.  Jotham also engaged in a war with the Ammonites, and he won, I believe because he was following God's leadership.  I do know that if we are following the leadership of the Holy Spirit, we are always going to be victorious spiritually, even if we are defeated physically.  The Ammonites brought Jotham gifts for three years after he defeated them.  We cannot serve God expecting people of the world to bring us gifts if we defeat those who do not serve Him, but our reward is everlasting life with God.  Verse six continues, So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the Lord his God.  It is clearly stated here that Jotham did not become great because of his own abilities, but because he followed the ways of God.  If we begin to rely on our own strength and not the power of the Holy Spirit, we will not be successful in our spiritual life.  Verse seven says, Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.  As already stated, we are not given a long account of Jotham's reign, but like all kings before him and all kings and rulers since, he died and was buried.  We will likewise all die one day unless Jesus returns first, whether we are in a position of power in the world or not.  Verse eight adds, He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.  Verse eight just repeats how old Jotham was when he started to reign and how long he reigned.  Verse nine continues, And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.  After Jotham died, he was buried with the other kings and his son Ahaz became king.  As Christians, our King, Jesus Christ will never die and be replaced.  We must therefore always look to bring honor and glory to Him.

2 Chronicles 26:16

2 Chronicles 26:16 says, But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the Lord his God, and went into the temple of the Lord to burn incense upon the altar of incense.  When Uzziah became strong in the world, he went into the temple and burned incense on the altar of incense, which was a transgression against God's law.  Only priests were supposed to do this, and Uzziah was taking over their role. As Christians, we may do something that sounds good, but if we are not doing it under the leadership of the Holy Spirit, it is not going to be pleasing to God, and if it is contrary to the word of God, it will always be displeasing to Him.  Verse seventeen adds, And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the Lord, that were valiant men:  Azariah and eighty priests who were said to be brave men went into Uzziah.  We may not have a lot of people stand with us, but if someone is doing something against the will of God, we need to bravely stand against them.  Verse eighteen continues, And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him, It appertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the Lord, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; neither shall it be for thine honour from the Lord God.  Amaziah and these eighty priests told him that he had done something that was against God's law, since only the priests were to burn incense to God.  It took some courage on their part, but at least they were united in their stand against what Uzziah was doing and to ask him to leave the temple.  It may take some courage on our part to take a stand against those in power today if they are doing things against God's will, but we must always do so by the leadership and power of the Holy Spirit, even if we stand alone.  Verse nineteen states, Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the Lord, from beside the incense altar.  Uzziah was angry with them, and still had the censer to burn incense in his hand, I believe to show them that he was going to do what he wanted to do.  While he was doing this, he was afflicted with leprosy in his forehead.  We might think he would have been afflicted with leprosy in his arm that held the censor, but it was actually his thoughts that had caused him to think he could do whatever he wanted to do.  It is our thoughts that will lead us to sin today, and we can always be certain that God is going to get to the root of sin and not just punish the symptoms or results of that sin.  Verse twenty adds, And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the Lord had smitten him.  Azariah and the priests saw that Uzziah was stricken with leprosy and hurried to get him out of the temple and Uzziah himself hurried to leave, since it was against God's law for a person with leprosy to be in the temple.  We don't need to rush people out of church today of they are doing something against God's will, but if they won't be corrected, then we cannot allow them to continue to do what they have been doing and act as if it is okay.  Our worship needs to be pure.  Verse twenty-one continues, And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the Lord: and Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land.  Uzziah didn't die for bis actions, but he was cut off from the people and the temple.  His prideful actions led to his downfall, and if we act out of pride and not out of obedience to God, we will not die spiritually if we have accepted the salvation of Christ, but we may be cut off from spiritual blessings.  Verse twenty-two says, Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write.  We are told that Isaiah the prophet wrote the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from beginning to end.  God will write down our actions from the time we are born until the day we die, and nothing will be hidden from Him.  Of course, if we are a Christian, He will also write the day that we were born again, and this will be the most important fact. Verse twenty-three adds, So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, He is a leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.  Uzziah died and was buried, and Jotham his son reigned in his place.  

2 Chronicles 26:9

2 Chronicles 26:9 says, Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.  Uzziah then built towers in Jerusalem at three points and fortified them.  We need spiritual watchtowers today and we need them to be fortified by the Holy Spirit.  As Christians, we are always going to be under attack by Satan and his forces and we need to be prepared to see them coming and fight against them by the power of the Holy Spirit.  Verse ten adds, Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.  Uzziah also built watchtowers in the desert and dug wells so he could protect and water his many cattle and protect and provide for those who cared for them.  We as followers of Christ need to not only be concerned about the times we gather together to worship God, but also about the times we are out in the world doing God's work.  We will never be cut off from the Living Water nor away from the protection of the Holy Spirit.  Verse eleven continues, Moreover Uzziah had an host of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains.  Uzziah had a host, or army, that went to war by bands and under the direction of the religious leaders.  We today need to do all that we do under the leadership of the Holy Spirit, and I will still say that our main objective is not to make war against the world, but to reach out to them with the gospel.  Verse twelve says, The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand and six hundred.  Verse thirteen adds, And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.  These two verses tell us the number of men who were men of valor and ready to fight for God and His purpose in life.  They weren't just ready to fight for what they had materially, but for God and His purpose.  We are not to be at war with the world as Christians for our own material gain, but for the advancement of God's kingdom and the obedience of His commandments under the power of the Holy Spirit.  Verse fourteen continues, And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones.  These men were armed for war, and we as followers of Christ are armed with the armor of God spiritually to fight against the enemies of God today.  Verse fifteen concludes, And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.  We are not told what these engines were that were invented by cunning men, but they were made to help defend Jerusalem.  Whatever they were, they were to be used in defending Jerusalem, and Uzziah's name was spread abroad because he was marvelously helped, I believe by God, and he was strong.  We have all the weapons we need to defeat our spiritual enemies today as long as we are led by the Holy Spirit, because no matter what happens in this life, God has already won the victory, and we are not to fight the battle for our own glory but for God's glory.

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.  

2 Chronicles 25:17

2 Chronicles 25:17 says, Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us see one another in the face.  Following the advice of some who were advising him wrongly, Amaziah sent a message to Joash, the king of Israel, asking that they meet face-to -face.  Once again, as was often the case, we see no indication that this was being done by the advice of any priest or prophet of God.  We should always be careful who we get our advice from.  Verse eighteen adds, And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.  I believe that Joash was comparing himself to a cedar and Amaziah to a thistle and saying he could destroy him even if Amaziah tried to go to war with him.  I do know that people of the world today view Christians as little more than an annoyance and believe that they can be easily controlled or destroyed.  That is why we should never go to wraith anyone without God's guidance instead of just relying on Him to keep us safe.  Verse nineteen continues, Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to thine hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?  Joash told Amaziah to remain at home, that his pride over destroying the Edomites was going to lead to his destruction and the destruction of Judah as well.  As followers of Christ, we should never do anything out of self-pride, and if we do, it will often lead to spiritual defeat.  Verse twenty states, But Amaziah would not hear; for it came of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought after the gods of Edom.  This verse says that Amaziah would not listen to Joash because God had sent the message so that He could punish the people of Judah for worshipping the gods of Edom.  My personal belief is that God was going to allow Joash to defeat Amaziah because Amaziah would not listen to God and put his faith in idols.  I don't believe that God actually empowers sinful people to defeat Christians, but that if we are not obedient to His word, He often removes His protective hand from us.  Verse twenty-one adds, So Joash the king of Israel went up; and they saw one another in the face, both he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Bethshemesh, which belongeth to Judah.  Joash went to Behtshemesh in Judah to fight with Amaziah.  Amaziah may have thought fighting in one of the cities of Judah gave him the upper hand, but he was fighting without the empowerment of God.  We may fight the enemies of God in the church building today thinking that puts us in a more powerful position, but if we are not in a right relationship with God in our actions, it doesn't matter where we fight against evil.  If God is not empowering us, we are going to be defeated in our battle against Satan and his forces of evil.  Verse twenty-two continues, And Judah was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled every man to his tent.  The people of Judah were losing their battle against Israel, so they fled to their tents.  If we are engaged in battle against the world today outside of the will of God, then we may attempt to flee if we are being defeated, but if we do not repent and return to following God's will, there is no safe place for us.  Verse twenty-three says, And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Bethshemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.  Joash took Amaziah and returned to Jerusalem with him, breaking down the walls of Jerusalem when he got there.  If we have been relying on earthly things to protect us instead of relying on the leadership and power of the Holy Spirit, we are setting ourselves up for failure in this life and in our spiritual life.  We do not win the battle against evil because of our own strength but we win through the power of God.  Verse twenty-four adds, And he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obededom, and the treasures of the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.  Joash took all the treasures of the temple and the treasures of the king and returned to Samaria.  Amaziah's pride had led to a great defeat of Judah, and our pride may lead us to a great spiritual defeat today.  We must always act under God's leadership if we are going to be successful spiritually.  Verse twenty-five continues, And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.  Amaziah lived for fifteen years after the death of Joash, but we are not told that he ever recovered what Joash had taken in the battle. with him.  As long as we are living in disobedience to God, even if we are a follower of Christ, we are going to lose many spiritual blessings, and some will be lost forever.  Verse twenty-six states, Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, are they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel?  As with all the kings, we are told that the rest of the acts of Amaziah are written in the book of the kings.  Verse twenty-seven adds, Now after the time that Amaziah did turn away from following the Lord they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent to Lachish after him, and slew him there.  After Amaziah turned away from God, his own subjects began to plot against him, and he heard about it and fled to Lachish.  If we are living outside of the will of God, there is no place that is safe for us to flee to.  The people of Judah found Amaziah there and killed him.  Joash and the people of Israel and Amaziah and the people of Judah were all a part of God's chosen people, but instead of reaching out to the world, they were busy destroying each other, and very few were actually following God's leadership.  We as followers of Christ are the church today and are all a part of the same family of God, but we often end up fighting with each other instead of reaching out to the lost people of the world with the gospel.  Verse twenty-eight continues, And they brought him upon horses, and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah.  Amaziah's body was returned to Jerusalem, and he was buried with his fathers.  We have no record of his ever repenting and turning to God once more, and that was all that was really important.  If we allow sin back into our life, we need to repent and turn to the leadership of the Holy Spirit once more.  What happens to our body is really of little importance.  It is our spirit and our everlasting dwelling place that matters.  If we are a follower of Christ, we will always be a part of God's family, but we may lose all our spiritual rewards if we sin again and do not repent and ask forgiveness. 

2 Chronicles 25:11

2 Chronicles 25:11 says, And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.  When Amaziah had been strengthened in his position ad king, he went to battle against the people of Sier, who were Edomites, and killed ten thousand of them.   When we are acting under the leadership of the Holy Spirit, we will always be victorious spiritually and we should never compromise our faith to God by relying on the lost people of the world to fight our battles or even to help us in the fight, but we should rely on God alone.  Verse twelve adds, And other ten thousand left alive did the children of Judah carry away captive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces.  Matthew Henry says there is no reason given for this barbarous act of cruelty, but that it was certainly very severe.  I hear people today say things like bomb them all and let God sort it out, but this is not to be our attitude.  We are to reach out to people with the gospel and pray for their salvation and not for their destruction, no matter how much they may hate us as Christians.  Verse thirteen continues,  But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Bethhoron, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.  Those soldiers of Israel that Amaziah had sent home went to war against several cities in Judah and killed three thousand people.  They were only concerned with the spoils of war and not with helping defeat the enemies of Judah out of concern for them, and since they were denied the spoils of the war Judah was waging, they turned against Judah and took spoils from them instead.  People of the world may ally themselves with us as Christians today if they think it is going to be materially beneficially to them, but they will also quickly turn against us if they think they will profit more by doing so.  Verse fourteen states, Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them.  Unfortunately, when Amaziah had returned from defeating the Edomites, he brought their gods back with him and set them up and bowed down and worshipped them.  God had given Amaziah the victory over those who worshipped these gods, but now he was worshipping them instead of God.  As followers of Christ, God has given us the victory over sin and death, but we often chose to allow the things of this world to be what we worship instead of worshipping Him.  Verse fifteen adds, Wherefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of thine hand?  God was angry with Amaziah because of this and sent a prophet to ask him why he was worshipping these gods that could not save the people who had worshipped them.  If we as Christians are guilty of allow anything to be more important than God in our lives, He is not going to be happy with us, and I believe that the Holy Spirit will always let us know this if we only listen to Him.  Verse sixteen continues, And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.  Amaziah basically asked the prophet who he thought he was to question him and told him to stop speaking.  The prophet it says did, after telling Amaziah that God was going to destroy him because he wouldn't listen to the counsel of the prophet.  All we can do today is present the gospel to people, and if they refuse to listen, one day they will be punished forever spiritually.

2 Chronicles 25:1

2 Chronicles 25:1 says, Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.  Amaziah was twenty-five when he became king of Judah, and he reigned for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem.  He wasn't that old when he started to rule nor was he that old when he ended his reign.  We may start serving God when we are fairly young, but that doesn't ensure that we are going to have a long life here on earth.  Many great Christians today die much too young, but they live forever with God.  Verse two adds, And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a perfect heart.  Basically, Amaziah went through the motions of worshipping God and did not go against Him, but he did so without any real zeal for following God's will.  It is not enough to just go through the motions of worship if we have no zeal to do what God calls us to do nor a personal relationship with God.  Verse three continues, Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father.  When his kingdom was established, he had his servants that had killed his father killed.  Matthew Henry says that even though they likely killed the king for his having had God's prophets killed, it was not their responsibility presume to do God's work.  We, as followers of Christ, are not called on to be judge, jury, and executioner of those who are going against God, but we are to reach out to them with the gospel instead.  Verse four states, But he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, where the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin.  At least Amaziah did not kill the children of those who had killed his father the king but said that fathers should not die for the sins of their children, nor should children die for the sins of their fathers, but that everyman should die for his own sins.  This is God's truth.  Every person will be judged for their own sins.  Verse five adds, Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.  Amaziah then began to organize the people of Judah into an army, establishing captains over the people according to who their father was.  He also numbered them and had three hundred thousand men over twenty who were referred to as choice men able to go to war and who could handle a spear and shield.  We are all a part of the army of God, but our purpose is not to kill our enemies, but to reach out to them with the gospel while being protected by the armor of God.  Verse six continues, He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver.  He then reached out to Israel and hired a hundred thousand of the Israelites to supplement his forces.  We should never reach out to lost people to protect us spiritually today, but must rely on God and His people, our fellow Christians, to fight with us as we are guided by the Holy Spirit.  Verse seven says, But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the Lord is not with Israel, to wit, with all the children of Ephraim.  A man of God came to Amaziah and told him to not let the army of Israel go with him, because God was not with them, since they had turned away from Him.  We cannot ally ourselves with non-believers in order to find spiritual security today but must rely on God alone to give us that security.  Verse eight adds, But if thou wilt go, do it; be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.  Amaziah was told that if he went into battle with them that he was going to lose, because he would be relying on something other than God to give him the victory.  He was also reminded that God had the ability to help or to cast down.  The implication was that if Amaziah remained true to God, then God would give him victory over his enemies, and he didn't need those who didn't follow God to help him.  We as followers of Christ need to rely on God alone to keep us spiritually safe, and He has already won the victory.  Verse nine continues, And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The Lord is able to give thee much more than this.  Amaziah was worried about the money he had paid the people of Israel more than he was in doing what God commanded it would seem.  He said if he sent them away, he was going to lose the hundred talents that he had paid them.  If we have invested in something that goes against God's will in our life, we need to be more concerned with repenting and being restored to a right relationship with Him more than we are with what it may cost us financially.  Amaziah was told that God was able to give him much more than what he might lose by doing what God commanded.  When we accept Jesus Christ as our personal Savior and Lord, we have already gained more than we will ever lose, so we should never be concerned about what it might cost us financially.  Verse ten concludes, Then Amaziah separated them, to wit, the army that was come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: wherefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in great anger. To his credit, Amaziah listened to the prophet of God and sent the army of Israel home, but this made them mad.  When we do what God calls on us to do, we may make the people of the world mad at us, but we cannot allow that to stop us from doing what God tells us to do.