The Story - Chapter 14 - 1 Kings 15:1-24

Monday we talked about turning to someone with more experience than us when seeking wisdom.  Tuesday the topic was surrendering to the will of God.  Wednesday’s lesson points us to staying faithful and obedient and close to God.  In the scripture passages for today we learn about a king who did all these things.

Finally there is a breath of fresh air, an encounter with a leader who chose to follow God; let me introduce you to King Asa.

1 Kings 15:9-12 (NIV)
“In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa became king of Judah,  and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother's name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.  Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done. He expelled the male shrine prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the idols his fathers had made.”

If you read a little bit further you will see he was so serious about following God he even deposed his grandmother as queen for worshipping an Asherah.  Are you wondering as I am, how Asa found faith?  Who would have been the influence in his life to share about God?  Think about your own life- who shared their faith with you?  Was it your parents, grandparents, or maybe there was a more distant relative or a next door neighbor.

Whoever it was, we can see from reading this text that it is so important there is someone willing to tell us about God.  King Asa, he could not look to his father or grandmother for this wisdom.  Perhaps it was by word of mouth as family and friends shared about the good old days of King Solomon, that this seed was planted.  That is all it takes sometimes for the Holy Spirit to convict and convert.

Read 1 Kings 15:1-24 here

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