ARE YOU FULLY COMMITTED TO THE LORD?
King Asa started well but finished poorly. Born in the line of David, king of Judah, he tore down the high places and Asherah poles, deposed his evil grandma, and overcame the million man army from Ethiopia with God’s help. Yet later in life, he trusted his accumulated wealth and tried to bribe a foreign king to help him. God rebuked him for this, but he was unrepentant. In the end, he died with a bitter heart and bad feet.
What went wrong in his old age? Instead of depending on God, he depended on the temple treasury and an alliance with an enemy king. When he had nothing, he depended on God. When he was old and had gold and silver, he depended on worldly wealth.
Where is your trust today? God is looking for those whose hearts are fully committed to Him.
PRAYER: Dear Father, we want to finish well. We want to always be fully committed to You. Strengthen us to walk in the Spirit and to depend on You for all things. Protect us from the temptation to depend on the things of this world rather than You. In Jesus’ name, amen.