When the enemy threatened, Asa cried out to the Lord for help…
2 Chronicles 14:11-12
And Asa cried out the LORD his God, and said, “LORD, it is nothing with You to help, whether with many or with those who have no power. Help us, O LORD our God; for we trust in You, and in Your name we come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Let no man prevail against You.”
💕So the LORD struck down the Ethiopian Cushites before Asa and Judah, and the Cushites fled.💕
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The next time Asa was threatened… He called upon another king for help with his enemy …
2 Chronicles 16:7-10
And at that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah saying, “Because you depended on the king of Aram and did not depend on the LORD your God, therefore the army of the king of Aram escaped from your hand.
Were not the Cushites and Libyans a very large army with chariots and horses, but when you depended on the LORD, He gave them to your hand.
For the eyes of the LORD move about on all the earth to strengthen the heart that is completely toward Him. You have acted foolishly in this, and from this point forward you will have wars.”
Then Asa was angry with the seer and placed him in prison stocks, for he was enraged by these words. Asa even oppressed some of the people during this time.
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Very simply stated, Asa trusted the Lord, and then the next time did not trust the Lord and depended on man to help him win the battle.
I’m just sharing this because it’s very easy to set out strong and vigorous full of zeal but after time get worn down and start depending on our own logic and reasoning instead of continuing to trust the Lord
We all do it.
We are raised in our culture to depend on the carnal- logical mind to solve our problems. Our culture does not fancy faith… ‘Believing before seeing.’
Do not grow weary of doing the right thing… Don’t look for shortcuts… Lean and trust on the Lord… For the eyes of the LORD move about on all the earth to strengthen the heart that is completely toward Him.💕
Sj🦋
