Daily Bread – February 26, 2024 (The Second Day – Genesis 1:6-8) Psalms 57:2 – I will cry to God Most High; to God Who accomplishes it for me. The Examples Of Kings Asa And Jehoshaphat When Asa king of Judah decided to rely upon the help of Benhadad instead of making God the sole object of his trust, the prophet Hanani came to him with these words from God: “Because you have relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD your God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of your hand. Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet, because you relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand. For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole Earth, to show Himself strong in the behalf of those whose hearts are perfect toward Him” (2 Chronicles 16:7-9). Asa received the praises of God and the help of God – when he turned his whole heart towards God and relied on Him alone (2 Chronicles 14:11). Yet, somehow he lost sight of the fact that it would only be through this same kind of confidence that he would continue to receive the divine help of the One Who was and is in control of all things. Later, Jehoshaphat his son had great wealth and power and a mighty army that he could rely on; but instead, he chose to put his trust in the Lord. When Jehoshaphat was faced with trouble, instead of looking to his own power or strength or the help of others, he humbled himself before the Lord and said, “O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that comes against us; neither do we know what to do: but our eyes are upon You” (2 Chronicles 20:12). Blessings, Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
Daily Bread 2/26/2024
