1. First, notice his FAVOR! (2Chron 26:1-3) – “Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.”

At sixteen he was crowned King of Judah…imagine a 16 yr old today being President! Nevertheless, it was so; God favored him.

2. Next see his FOLLOWING! (2Chron 26:4-15) – “And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah did. And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper.”

Because Uzziah did right in the sight of the Lord, God blessed him with prosperity. Has our Lord blessed you?

3. Thirdly, watch his FAILURE! (2Chron 26:16-19) – “But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense…..”

Prosperity can lead to adversity. When the king was “strong” he took things in his own hands. Here is a warning to every Christian that has been blessed. Choices and decisions need to be handled with much PRAYER and CARE!

4. Finally he’s FORGOTTEN! (2Chron 26:19-23) – “Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, from beside the incense altar…. And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the LORD.”

Because of his bad choices and poor judgment, king Uzziah suffered immensely. First he was ejected out of the house of God. Next he was stricken with leprosy until the day he died. What a bad way to go! Probably he was remembered by how his life ended instead of his great accomplishments. Sad. How are you determined to finish?