Hey Watermark, Easter weekend at Watermark is right around the corner and we want to celebrate with you.

We're hosting a good Friday service on Friday, April 18th at 12 p.m.

And we will offer four Easter services this year on Saturday, April 19th at 3 and 5 p.m.

And on Sunday, April 20th at 9 and 1115 a.m.

If you remember, we'd love if you would consider attending

a Saturday service to make more room for guests on Sunday. We cannot wait to celebrate our risen

Savior with our church family. More information is available at watermark.org slash Easter. We can't

wait to see you there. Everybody, what is going on? You know what time it is. You're listening to join the Journey

podcast with your host, Emma, daughter. Thanks for joining. Today, we are reading Second

Kings 22 through 25. And really, we're wrapping up the book of second kings and it is heavy chapters 22 through

25 are the final chapters in this long story of Israel's monarchy and if we're honest it ends with a

thud not a triumph but don't miss this it doesn't end without hope today passage, it's a sobering reminder that sin has

consequences, that leadership matters, and that God always keeps his promises. And most

importantly, arguably, it invites us to ask, are we living with wholehearted devotion to the Lord, or are we flirting with compromise?

Second Kings 22 actually begins with a rare, bright spot in this book, King Josiah.

At just eight years old, yes, eight, you heard me correctly, Josiah became king of Judah, and by age 26, something radical happened.

His high priest, Hilkaya, found the book of the law in the temple, likely the scroll of

Deuteronomy, and when Josiah heard it read aloud, he was cut to the heart.

Verse 11 reads, When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.

He's grieved, convicted, broken over how far the nation has drifted from God, and his response

sets a powerful example for us.

So I'd encourage you to pause and consider how often do we sit under the

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