Josiah was described as the most faithful and dedicated of all Kings who had reigned over God's people. In terms of personal commitment and faithfulness to God's word, Josiah was the greatest. What will be said about you at the end of your race?

Leadership is all about influence and transformation. Any lesder who is pointing fingers, assigning blame and is celebrating mistakes cannot transform any of his followers. Josiah was an exceptional leader.

I pray for you today that all good dreams , prophesy , visions and revelations from God's word and from Servants of God shall speedily come to fulfilment in Jesus name. As it came to pass in the life of Josiah , so shall yours be .

You can give all the motivational speeches preach all the bible doctrines you know, but if the rest of the people you are leading did not see you putting your best effort every single day, they won't either. Followers beg for leaders to "show me, don't just tell me "

Planning involves establishment of standards ( against which actual performance will be compared), thus the importance of control to prevent deviations, developing rules, regulations and standard operating procedures.

Josiah is a classic example of a young king (8 years old) who walked with God in righteousness . He sought the Lord and found Him. As Parents, let's train our children in the way of the Lord so that they can give us rest at old age.

That a person lived long without sickness may not mean that he or she is a Saint. The Bishop of our soul died at 33 1/2 years and yet one of the most wicked kings in Israel reigned for the longest years -55years. Never compare your life with others.

Dereliction of filial duties bring sad note at old age. So for parents who pray selfish prayers, they will reap it at their old age because their ungodly children will become thorns in the flesh for them. That will not be your portion in Jesus name.

Success is like a catfish. It is slippery. If not carefully handled, it can turn to failure. When next God gives you victory in any endeavors , handle it carefully.

Our prayers do have effect on God's plans atimes. What happens in our lives or in the life of the church is determined by both God's plan and our prayers. So, let's maintain the Scriptural conviction that prayer does change things.