King Asa lived after the reign of Abijah his father. He was very lucky to have a godly father. He must have learnt the love of God early in life from his dad.
His reign was remarkable and eventful. He started with the Lord God almighty and turned people away from sin. He enjoyed divine guidance which ensured his victory over adversity. He was so zealous for God to the extent that he dethroned his mother from the post of queen in the land.
But did the spiritual farvor last?
'7And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand.
8Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he delivered them into thine hand.
9For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
10Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time.
11And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
12And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.
13And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.
14And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries' art: and they made a very great burning for him.'
He departed from God in the twilight of his reign and died in sin.
No matter how fervent you are today in the Lord, there is no guarantee that God will be with you when you decide to reject and deny him. He that endure to the end shall be saved. The Lord only promised to be with us when we seek Him and remain loyal to Him.
We must get saved and keep the experience. There must be a strong desire to run to win like an athlete.
Remember Lot's wife. Demas departed from the faith at a time he should have stayed the course and fight the good fight of faith.
Our journey as heavenly pilgrim could be long or short but what counts is where the master will find you. Why can't you be occupied in things that are good, things that are honest, things that are godly, things that are of good report ?
No more time to waste in wantomness and sin.
Text-2 Chronicles 16:7-14
Soul Searching Question
If you die tonight, where will you spend eternity?
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