 Began in the 20 th year of Jeroboam – 1 Kings 15:9;  Reigned 41 years in Jerusalem – 1Kings 15:10 - (911-870 BC)  Began in the 20 th year of Jeroboam.

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 Began in the 20 th year of Jeroboam – 1 Kings 15:9;  Reigned 41 years in Jerusalem – 1Kings 15:10 - ( BC)  Began in the 20 th year of Jeroboam – 1 Kings 15:9;  Reigned 41 years in Jerusalem – 1Kings 15:10 - ( BC)

 10 years of peace, including the removal of idolatrous altars, the high places & fortifying Judah’s defenses - (2 Chr. 14:1- 8).  Asa trusted in the Lord during his first conflict with Zerah the Ethiopian, a commander of the Egyptian King Osarkon I. (2 Chron. 14:9-15).  Encouraged by Azariah, the son of Obed, to hold fast to the Lord & to be strong, Asa embarks on another wave of reforms - (2 Chron. 15:1-18; 1 Kings 15:12-15)

 He and the people entered into a covenant with the Lord – to seek Him with all their heart & soul – 2 Chr. 15:12,15  Put to death anyone who would not seek the Lord, banishing the “perverted persons” from the land - 1 Kings 14:12; – 2 Chr. 15:13  Deposed his grandmother Maacah from the rank of a queen,– 1 Kings 14:13; 2 Chr. 15:16  He was loyal to God and removed the high places of Judah (but not of Israel, - 2 Chron. 14:3,5; 15:17; 1 Kings 14:14)

 Must turn away from false religion and conform our religious practices & worship to God’s ways – (Prov. 14:12; Jer. 10:23; Mat 15:7-9; John 4:24)  Trusting the Lord in all of our battles – (Eph 6:10-18; Rom 8:31; Phili 4:13 )  Let us be encouraged by God’s word to be strong – knowing that we will reap if we faint not – 1 Cor. 16:13; Gal 6:9; Col 1:9-11

 We must commit ourselves to seeking the Lord with our WHOLE heart – (Mark 12:29- 31)  Put to death sin in our lives – (Rom 6:2-11; 13:12-14; Col. 3:3-5; 1 Peter 4:1)  Standing opposed to evil!! (Eph 5:11; 1 Tim. 5:20; 2 Tim. 4:2; Titus 2:15; 2 Thes 3:6)  Family or not – we CANNOT condone evil!! – (1 Tim. 5:21; James 2:9; Mat 10:37)  Loyalty!!! – We cannot serve both God & Mammon!! – (Mat 6:24)

 By making a treaty with Ben-Hadad, King of Syria – 2 Chr. 16:1-9;  In his treatment of Hanani the prophet – 2 Chr. 16:10  We cannot gain victory over one enemy by compromising with another – (Isaiah 31:1-3; 2 Cor. 6:14- 16)  We can be guilty of persecuting those who tell us the truth - (Gal 4:16)

 In oppressing some of the people – 2 Chr. 16:10  In the 39 th year of his reign he failed to seek God during an illness - 2 Chr. 16:12  When things go bad for us – we can be guilty of taking it out on others – (Mat 18:28-30)  Our trust must be in God - (Ps 146:3- 6; 1 Cor. 4:6)

 King Asa had a great beginning –  King Asa served the Lord for many years –  King Asa failed to seek and trust the Lord in the latter years –

 Have you set your heart to seek and serve the Lord??  If so, are you serving the Lord as you should???  We must do more than start and serve for awhile – WE MUST FINISH!! – Hebrews 10:35-39