A Heart Completely His

1
A Heart Completely His

• Lessons from King Asa
• 2 Chronicles 169

2
Background 2 Chronicles 14-16

• Asa, third king of Judah, was generally a good
  king at first (141 - 1519)
• Good and right (142)
• Took away the idols (143)
• Commanded Judah to seek the Lord (144)
• Removed the high places (145)
• Built fortified cities (146)
• Credited the Lord for peace (147)
• Prayed to the Lord (1411)
• Obeyed the preaching (158)
• Renewed the altar of the Lord (158)
• Gathered all Judah for worship (159)
• Sought the Lord with all their heart (1512)
• Removed his own mother (1516)
• Brought in the dedicated things (1518)

3
Background 2 Chronicles 14-16

• Asa was generally a good king at first
  (141 - 1519)
• Goodness is not transferred by heredity (1 K.
  153 Ezek. 1820)
• Goodness can be spoiled by many years of success

4
Background 2 Chronicles 14-16

• Asa turned away from the Lord after thirty-five
  years (161-14)
• He foolishly trusted in men (161-9)
• He rejected the preaching (1610)
• He oppressed the people (1610)
• He refused to seek the Lord (1612)
• He had a beautiful funeral (1614)

5
Lessons from King Asa

• The Lord Stands Ready to Be On Our Side (147
  152 169)
• He is constantly watching (Prov. 153 Mt.
  1029-31)
• He desires to help in time of danger and
  affliction (Mt. 613 2 Cor. 110
  2 Tim. 418 2 Pet. 29)

6
Lessons from King Asa

• The Lord Requires a Heart That Is Completely His
  (147 152 169)
• A perfect heart complete devotion and total
  commitment to the Lord (1 K.
  861 114 2 K. 203 1 Chron. 289 299,19
  Mt. 2237-38)
• No trust in man (2 K. 1821 Psa. 404 5611
  1463 Prov. 2925 Isa. 366 Jer. 177
  see 2 Chron. 1318)

7
A Heart Completely His

• Have you completely turned your heart over to the
  Lord?
• In conversion (Lk. 1425-33)?
• In Christian service (1 Cor. 1615)?
• May our devotion to the Lord never be transient
  (Hos. 64 133)