2 Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God. 3 He removed the foreign altars and the high places, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles.[b] 4 He commanded Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and to obey his laws and commands.
I think its great that Asa put them back on track...but, its like a yo-yo. Kings seem to bounce from being faithful to God, and not, and to, and not. If you asked me to tell you the leaders of Israel that followed God, and which ones led the people astray....I couldn't do it. There have been too many on both sides.
I think the best thing to take away from all the flip flopping is that when the people were following God, great things happened. When they didn't, awful things happened.
Yesterday, in our service the question was posed; "what are you doing to advance the kingdom today?"
That's what it come down to for me. Am I part of his plan today? Or am I putting up my own golden calf?
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I often feel guilty when that kind of question is posed to me...what am I doing that is not focused on what I want. The answer most of the time is probably not actively trying to further the kingdom.
ReplyDelete7 “Let us build up these towns,” he said to Judah, “and put walls around them, with towers, gates and bars. The land is still ours, because we have sought the Lord our God; we sought him and he has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.
So it struck me, why do they need to build a wall if they trust God and he has protected them? hmmm