It is true that it is very easy to begin well but it is difficult to finish well. This has been one of the greatest
tragedy in all generations in Christian history. In the early Christian life, it is very easy to seek Gods will in almost everything, whether great or small, but to continue in the same passion is hard since it reaches a point where most believers think they already know the will of God and thus failing to seek or acknowledge God has been the downfall of many. We can look at some examples in Gods word and learn some lessons from them.
KING DAVID
David is the most well known kings in Israel, and every time he faced battles he enquired from God and God always gave him victory. 1Sam 30:8, 2San 2:1, 2Sam 5:19, 2Sam 21:1. In all these instances, he sought God. He failed to seek God whether to go battle or not but himself decided not to go and that’s the time he committed adultery with Bathsheba and killed Uriah. 2Sam 11:1-17
Another time David decided to number the people but never sought God about the matter; Joab warned him and he hardened his head and this lead to the judgement of God and seventy thousand men died. 2Sam 24:1-4
KING ASA
King Asa was one of the best kings of Judah. He did that which was right in the sight of the Lord and commanded Judah to seek God. When the Ethiopians came against him, he sought the Lord and God and God gave him victory. 2Chron 14:2-12
He took idols out of Judah, 2chron 15:8, and went ahead removing his own mother from being queen because she was an idolater and destroyed the idols, chapter 15:16
When the king of Israel came against Asa, he hired the Syrians instead of relying on God, chapter 16:7. God reminded him how he had helped defeat other enemies, vs 8.
He later became sick yet in his disease, he never sought the Lord… vs 12
We see the king who begun seeking the Lord, ended up not seeking the Lord, let us not repeat the same mistake
HEZEKIAH
He was another king of Judah, who when the Assyrians came against him and sent him a letter blaspheming the God of Israel, he sought God and spread it before God and God gave him victory over His enemies. 2Kings 18:28-37, 19:14-35. Later he received another letter but unlike the first, he never spread it before God and he was judged and the treasures in the house of God were given to their enemies. 2King 20:12-17.
Let us learn whether in times of war or of peace to seek Gods will and never be wise in our own eyes.
THE ISRAELITES
The children of Israel sought the Lord always, Jos 7:6, but there are some people who came pretending to be from a far country and instead of the children of Israel seeking God about the matter, they got deceived and made a covenant with them which they later regretted. Joshua 9:11-16
Many children fall into deception because of taking matters lightly and being wise in their own eyes instead of acknowledging God and seeking him in every matter. Let us learn our lesson here.
One common thing from the above, it is very easy to seek God in the times of war but in the times of peace, prosperity and comfort there is a great tendency to not seek God and take things lightly assuming that all will be well. That is the times we need most to be very much watchful lest we fall like others.
No matter how many times you’ve sought God and He has fought your battles, never reach a point where you thing you already know what to do. ALWAYS SEEK GOD, IN EVERYTHING AND NEVER BE WISE IN YOUR OWN EYES.
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