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“Asa did what the Lord said was good and right … Asa called out to the Lord his God …” He started well.
But then God sent him a message by Azariah: “The Lord is with you when you are
with him. If you obey
Him, you will find Him, but if you leave Him, He will leave you … You should be strong. Don’t
give up!”
During the last five years of his life, Asa seemed to forget
that message: “You depended on the king
of Aram to help you and not on the Lord
your God … The Lord searches all the earth for people who have given
themselves completely to Him. He wants
to make them strong. Asa, you did a foolish thing …”
My commentary divided his life into three periods: Peace and victory, reformation and renewal,
and relapse and discipline. At first
people were drawn to Asa because it was so obvious that the Lord was with him. He led the nation to renew its commitment to the Lord.
“They sought the Lord with all their hearts and He heard them.”
“A perfect heart isn’t a sinless heart but a heart wholly
yielded to the Lord and fully
trusting Him,” by commentary said.
Asa had made a good beginning, but he didn’t finish well.
Father, please soften my heart and help me to be wholly
yielded to You. I want to fully trust
You in everything. Don’t let me fall
away. Hold me tightly in Your arms and
help me to renew my commitment to You.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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