It’s easy to fall into the kind of thinking that makes us believe that our tendency of not having trust for God is inconsequential. That we can easily bounce in and out of seasons of not relying on God for everything that happens in our lives, big or small, and not become people who gradually believe that they can be self-sufficient.
The story of Asa, the king of Judah at first paints the picture of a man who was good in the sight of the Lord, honoured God and relied on Him. As the story continues though, and as he nears the end of his life, we recognize a change in his heart towards God. He begins to rely on his own wisdom, connections, to bring about results he should have relied on God for.
This seems to bring about a change in the kind of man we were introduced to in the beginning of 2 Chronicles chapter 14. No longer does he appear to be this man who was good in the eyes of the Lord, he has now become someone who oppresses the people he once served. Even in his days of desperation where his health is concerned, he abandoned the Lord his God and relied on physicians.
He dies having abandoned his trust in God. He died as a man different from the one God had called him to be.
It begs the question of how often we easily rely on our own wisdom, abilities, connections and experiences and put them in the place of God. How we tend to become high on the idea of being the gods of our own lives. How these things change us, tear away at our essence and make us look different from the people that God intended for us to be.
The story of Asa, the king of Judah provides us with a great opportunity to examine our own lives. To realize that though it is human nature to tend to want to rely on the tangible, relying on God will always be the better option.
May we be comfortable with being people who rely fully on God even when it seems nonsensical, easy and simple. We were not created to function independent of God. We were made to live lives that portray total dependence on the master.
I hope that you feel encouraged to be that person today.
Here’s a song by River Valley Worship with a song titled Shadows/Spotlights. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2IR3ELMilA]. I hope you enjoy it!
We hope that you found this episode beneficial and that it makes a real difference in your life.
We love you, and most importantly, GOD LOVES YOU!
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SCRIPTURES:
The story of Asa, the king of Judah. (2 Chronicles 14-16)
The story of Asa, the king of Judah – summarized. (1 Kings 15:18-24)
Testimonies of faith. (Hebrews 12)
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