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Tuesday, November 25, 2008
A Leader Who Seeks God I love the story of King Asa recorded in 1 Kings 15 and 2 Chronicles 15. His story is so good that God puts it in the Bible twice. :-) But the story starts out with a prophecy given to King Asa from God. The prophet Azariah, moved by the spirit, comes to him and tells him 4 things: 1. Listen carefully to what I have to say. 2. God will stick with you as long as you stick with him. 3. If you look for him, you will find him. 4. But if you leave him, he will leave you. What a prophecy! God wants to bless Asa and use him to do great things and He tells him so. Now it’s up to Asa to do his part in order for the prophecy to be fulfilled. The Bible says in 2 Chronicles 15:8 (The Message), “Asa heard the prophecy of Azariah son of Obed, took a deep breath, then rolled up his sleeves, and went to work.” It’s time for us to hear what God is saying to us and then get to work! We have to get serious about seeking God with our whole heart. We know good things will happen when we do, but we have to take action. Asa’s people were serious about doing what God told them to do. So series in fact, that they bound themselves in a covenant (a formal agreement) and agreed that anyone who refused to seek God should be killed, no matter who it was! Wow! That’s a serious commitment! But they realized that the whole community was only as strong as its weakest link. Do you realize that we are only as strong as you are in the Lord! Asa was committed to doing what was right in the eyes of the Lord and this was reflected in his leadership of the people. The Bible says all kinds of good things about Asa. · “His heart was in the right place, in tune with God” · “Asa conducted himself well before God” · “He was well intentioned and loyal to God” This is the kind of man that I want to be. I long to God’s prophecies for my life, my family and my ministry. When they are revealed to me, I will listen and take action by obeying his Word precisely. What about you? What kind of leader do you want to be? Word… Pasta’ Alex posted by Pasta' Alex # 9:15 AM   Comments: Post a Comment << Home |
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