Our Fire-starter comes from 2 kings 15. Our Fire-starter thought is:
everyone has one thing they need to improve, what’s your one thing?

There are several scriptures in this devotional. Our first passage is
coming from our scripture reading in verse 4 and also verse 35.
If you notice what verse 3 states and also what verse 34 mentions and
that is they did that which was right in the sight of the Lord.
I can say and you can say we all have room for improvement, we are not
perfect right? What area is not right in your life today? You may be
doing good and you may be doing what’s right but there are things that
we can improve on.
These kings that left the high places up were a hindrance to the people.
You say how was that? This was a place of idol worship and leaving it up
is a good way for someone to fall for the trap.
Your sin doesn’t just affect you it affects those around you!!!
The problem in America today is we say we are doing things for the Lord
while we are dabbling in sins that go against him and we wonder why we
are not seeing revival. God help us!!!
I want to ask you this morning what high place needs to be removed in
your life. What has your attention?
What are you worshiping? By the way anything over God is an Idol. Think
about this this morning.
This is mentioned in 2 other places 2 kings 14:4, 2 Kings 12:2 I believe
God made it clear that they were doing good but one area in their life
was a hindrance.
Hope you have a great day and remember, Jesus is coming soon!!

2 Kings 15:1-38 KJV
In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah
son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign. [2] Sixteen years old was he when
he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And
his mother’s name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem. [3] And he did that which
was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father
Amaziah had done; [4] Save that the high places were not removed: the
people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places. [5] And
the Lord smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his
death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king’s son was over
the house, judging the people of the land. [6] And the rest of the acts
of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the
chronicles of the kings of Judah? [7] So Azariah slept with his fathers;
and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham
his son reigned in his stead. [8] In the thirty and eighth year of
Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over
Israel in Samaria six months. [9] And he did that which was evil in the
sight of the Lord, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the
sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. [10] And
Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before
the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. [11] And the rest of
the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the
chronicles of the kings of Israel. [12] This was the word of the Lord
which he spake unto Jehu, saying, Thy sons shall sit on the throne of
Israel unto the fourth generation. And so it came to pass. [13] Shallum
the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of
Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria. [14] For
Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and
smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew him, and reigned in
his stead. [15] And the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy
which he made, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of
the kings of Israel. [16] Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were
therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not to
him, therefore he smote it; and all the women therein that were with
child he ripped up. [17] In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king
of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and reigned
ten years in Samaria. [18] And he did that which was evil in the sight
of the Lord : he departed not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the
son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. [19] And Pul the king of Assyria
came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of
silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his
hand. [20] And Menahem exacted the money of Israel, even of all the
mighty men of wealth, of each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to
the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and stayed not
there in the land. [21] And the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all
that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the
kings of Israel? [22] And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah
his son reigned in his stead. [23] In the fiftieth year of Azariah king
of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in
Samaria, and reigned two years. [24] And he did that which was evil in
the sight of the Lord : he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the
son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. [25] But Pekah the son of
Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired against him, and smote him in
Samaria, in the palace of the king’s house, with Argob and Arieh, and
with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in
his room. [26] And the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he
did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings
of Israel. [27] In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah
Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and
reigned twenty years. [28] And he did that which was evil in the sight
of the Lord : he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of
Nebat, who made Israel to sin. [29] In the days of Pekah king of Israel
came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and
Abel-beth-maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and
Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.
[30] And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son
of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in
the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah. [31] And the rest of the
acts of Pekah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book
of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. [32] In the second year of
Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah
king of Judah to reign. [33] Five and twenty years old was he when he
began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his
mother’s name was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok. [34] And he did that
which was right in the sight of the Lord : he did according to all that
his father Uzziah had done. [35] Howbeit the high places were not
removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still in the high
places. He built the higher gate of the house of the Lord. [36] Now the
rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did, are they not written in
the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? [37] In those days the
Lord began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the
son of Remaliah. [38] And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried
with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz his son
reigned in his stead.