Asa's Lack of Faith. II Chronicles 16

 

II Chronicles 16 – Asa’s Lack of Faith

 

Israel became a formidable enemy to Asa and Judah, so Asa turned to a former Ally that he had, King Ben-hadad of Syria. It indicated a lack of faith in God. The king of Syria responded and sent in his troops. The maneuver was successful, but now the Lord was not happy with Asa. Through a prophet God tells Asa, “Wherein you have done foolishly; therefore, from henceforth thou shall have wars.” (vs. 7-9)

The third thing to do if you want a revival is to have faith in God. Not faith in methods, nor in man, nor in a church, nor in a system, nor in an organization. Revival requires faith in God.

The moment we put our faith and trust in Jesus Christ, we are saved. We are saved by faith, and we are to live by faith. Without faith it is impossible to please Him. (Heb. 11:6). Living without God means spiritual death for us. There could be no way in the world for us to be used of God.

Because of Asa’s lack of faith, God struck him with a disease which was serious and then became critical.

When you get sick, you should call upon God. The difficulty with Asa was that he called the doctor, but he didn’t call on the Lord.

This means we take our problems and our difficulties to the Lord and turn them over to Him. It is a faith that accepts whatever answer He gives us because He hears and answers our prays in His own way according to His will. God knows what is best for us.

 

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J. Vernon McGee Commentary and New King James Bible. Nelsons Quick Reference Commentary.