Until...

It’s a scary world

It means something is going to change

It’s like when you’re watching a movie

And suddenly the background music starts

Sounding a little tense, a little sinister

Something is going to be different

Life is moving along in one direction

And then something happens to move it

In another direction and then life changes

And nothing is ever the same again

For lots of us, that word “until”

Had a good meaning at some point in our lives

We were barreling down an expressway to hell

Living totally for ourselves, with no thought for God until

Until we met the Lord Jesus Christ

He gave us a new heart, a new purpose, a new lease on life

And a new destination. That was a great ‘until.”

The best “until” there ever was

But not all “until” are good Uzziah wasn’t

Remember, earlier in the chapter it said that this man

Did right in the sight of the LORD” and that he “sought

God during the days of Zechariah, who instructed him

In the fear of God”

Uzziah was God’s man

He followed God’s ways and pursued God’s friendship

He was a student of the Word and learned at the feet

Of a great Bible teacher he did had God’s approval on it

He ruled over Judah with the smile was successful!

Until…

Until something happened

Until something changed

Until he turned in another direction

Until he chose to remove himself from God’s protection and power

And life was never the same after that