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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 2 of 5
2 Chronicles 14:1-15
Asa, a faithful king, the son and successor to Abijah, rids Judah of its idolatry. Our book stresses the rest and peace which the country enjoyed during the first part of his reign (vv. 1, 5, 6, 7). Asa puts this time of rest to good use by building walled cities and strengthening the defence of his territory. He thus provides us with an important lesson. Certain times in our lives are like rest periods: holidays, odd moments for leisure or relaxing. Let us use these periods to strengthen our souls by reading the Bible and becoming stronger in the truth. "The whole armour of God" has to be put on in advance, "that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day . . ." (Ephesians 6:12 . . .).
The evil day when Zerah attacked finds Asa prepared. "Above all" he had "the shield of faith", in other words simple trust in his God. This shines out in his beautiful prayer in v. 11. It is the strong-point on his side, regardless of his 580,000 soldiers. A million enemies stand before him. In human terms, this is a highly unfair contest! However it always holds true that "when I am weak, then am I strong" (2 Corinthians 12:10). God responds to Asa’s faith by giving him a brilliant victory with considerable spoils.
