A Devotional Thought From 2 Chronicles And the LORD God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place: 2 Chronicles 36:15 It was a bad time in history for the ancient people of God. A good king, a man of faith, had died, and he was followed in quick succession by three bad kings. And, the religious leaders and people of the land were involved in religious evil as well. In response God sent messengers to them, prophets, preachers, obviously to speak up and call them out for their sins. “What you are doing is wrong. Turn from your sins. Change your dreadful behaviors.” People don’t like to hear such preaching. Some repent, but many rebel against it. Many attack the preacher of righteousness. “Don’t tell us what we can and cannot do. How intolerant. Speaking against sin is the real sin. Let us alone.” They consider it an intrusion on their lives. God wouldn’t call what we do a sin. But notice what the verse (2 Chronicles36:15) says. God did this, He sent His preachers of righteousness, “because he had compassion on his people.” God knew that they were headed for a cliff, for judgment, and because He had compassion, because He loved them, He sent the prophets to call them out of sin. Here’s how they reacted. 2 Chronicles 36:16: But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy. Rejecting righteousness, and choosing sin, is a foolish choice.