Something came up tonight while I was reading about King Asa in 2 Chronicles.
Now Asa was one of the 'good' kings of Israel. He not only cleansed the land of idols and images that had been made previously, he ruled in a way that feared God. The Bible even says that Asa's heart 'was perfect all his days'. But like most other people in the Bible, Asa had his shortcomings.
His problem was that he relied on men more than he did God. He first did it when in the war against Baasha...
Now Asa was one of the 'good' kings of Israel. He not only cleansed the land of idols and images that had been made previously, he ruled in a way that feared God. The Bible even says that Asa's heart 'was perfect all his days'. But like most other people in the Bible, Asa had his shortcomings.
His problem was that he relied on men more than he did God. He first did it when in the war against Baasha...
2 Chronicles 16:7 And 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.
And then later, when he had a disease in his feet...
2 Chronicles 16:12 And 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.
These verses kinda related to me because I reckon I can be a bit Asa-ish when it comes to my faith. Often, it so much easier for me to just believe in what I see rather than in God who I don't see. When situations seem dismal, I lose heart quickly and forget that God is still in control. Though I am aware of my lack of faith, I still fall into the trap of trusting man above God and in the end, I end up suffering for it.
If I could only walk more in faith, I would save myself a lot of worry. It's an ongoing struggle for me, but I know that as God keeps teaching me, my faith is growing little by little in every day.
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