A SHORT MEDITATION

Many years ago, some where around 926 - 886 BC, there

was a king in Israel named Asa.  A good name even today.

Asa was a good king and God let him have peace in his

kingdom for the first ten years of his reign.  Then another

king came against him with a million man army.  But king

Asa only had an army of 580,000 to defend his kingdom 

with. 

So when king Asa went out to fight with his smaller 

army and he prayed out:

"O Lord, you can help a weak army as easily as 

a powerful one, Help us now, O Lord our God, 

because we are relying on you, and in your name

we have come out to fight against this huge army.

Lord, you are our God; no one can hope to 

defeat you."(2 Chronicles 14:11 GNT)

God helped Asa and his small army totally defeat

the much larger army.

About fifteen years latter another army came against

King Asa.  But this time he handled it differently.

Asa used some political manipulation and bribery.

It seemed to work.  But Asa did it his way and not

God's way.  And Asa's career went down from there.

When God was rebuking king Asa through the 

prophet Hanani we pick up this clue;

"The Lord keeps close watch over the whole

world, to give strength to those whose hearts
are loyal to him."

 (2 Chronicles 16: 9 GNT)  

Hey! That's you and me too.  Want strength

for that battle that is too big for you.  There

is your answer.