Beginning with the End in Mind
2 Chronicles 15:12 NLT
Then they (the nation of Judah) entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their ancestors, with all their heart and soul.
2 Chronicles 15:14-15 NLT
They shouted out their oath of loyalty to the LORD with trumpets blaring and rams’ horns sounding. All in Judah were happy about this covenant, for they had entered into it with all their heart. They earnestly sought after God, and they found him. And the LORD gave them rest from their enemies on every side.
2 Chronicles 16:7–9 NLT
At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa and told him, “Because you have put your trust in the king of Aram instead of in the LORD your God, you missed your chance to destroy the army of the king of Aram. Don’t you remember what happened to the Ethiopians and Libyans and their vast army, with all of their chariots and charioteers? At that time you relied on the LORD, and he handed them over to you. The eyes of the LORD search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. What a fool you have been! From now on you will be at war.”
1. He Began to Trust Himself More than God
2 Chronicles 16:7 NLT
At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa and told him, “Because you have put your trust in the king of Aram instead of in the LORD your God, you missed your chance to destroy the army of the king of Aram.
2. He Forgot what God had Done for Him
2 Chronicles 16:8 NLT
Don’t you remember what happened to the Ethiopians and Libyans and their vast army, with all of their chariots and charioteers? At that time you relied on the Lord, and he handed them over to you.
Psalm 103:2 NLT
Let all that I am praise the LORD; may I never forget the good things he does for me.
3. He Quit Wholeheartedly Seeking God
2 Chronicles 16:9 NLT
The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. What a fool you have been! From now on you will be at war.”
2 Chronicles 15:1–2 ESV
The Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded, and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The LORD is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.
2 Chronicles 16:9a NLT
The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.
