Let there be a covenant between me and you, as there was between my father and your father. Behold, I am sending to you a present of silver and gold. Go, break your covenant with Baasha king of Israel, that he may withdraw from me. 1 Kings 15:19 – Yesterday we looked at a story with King Jeroboam who was an evil king, yet when there was a dire issue with his son’s health, he turned to the Lord for help. Now we are seeing the opposite unfold, Asa was a good king, meaning he followed after God the way God commanded. During his time as king though the king of Israel and his armies began to wage war on Asa. As the enemy army came to his doorstep, here is where we see Asa pivot from his holy pursuit of the Lord. Instead of relying on the Lord for help, he turns to a neighboring land for war assistance. As the Lord was displeased with Jeroboam’s only coming to Him when life was bad, so was the Lord displeased with Asa not coming to Him when life was bad. We certainly see though God work in the lives of these two differently because of their life of faith (or lack thereof). The message then today is going to echo that of yesterday’s, God isn’t looking to be our God only in certain seasons of our life. He isn’t wanting to only be our safety net to rely on when everything else in life has failed us. He also though isn’t wanting to only be our God in the good times, yet when life gets hard, we turn to worldly things for our rescue. God desires to be our God in all times. He wants us turning to Him when in the ups, downs, and everything in between. However then today is for you, whether blessing or hardship, know the Lord longs for you to come to Him. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3059
Question To Ponder: Why might is be hard to come to God when life is difficult?
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