1 Kings 15: 11 Asa did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, as his ancestor David had done. 12 He banished the male and female shrine prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the idols[g] his ancestors had made. 13 He even deposed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made an obscene Asherah pole. He cut down her obscene pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley. 14 Although the pagan shrines were not removed, Asa’s heart remained completely faithful to the Lord throughout his life.
A couple of things stood out to me in this short passage.
First, Asa did what was pleasing in the Lord's sight. We, too, need to be concerned with how our actions look to God, not what they look like to those around us.
Second, he didn't just do the right thing when it was easy, he also did the right thing when it was hard, when it cost him something. It could not have been easy to depose his own grandmother, but he knew that his relationship with God and doing what was right was more important than pleasing his grandmother.
Third, his heart remained completely faithful to the Lord throughout his life. Would that was said of all of us!
Tomorrow's Bible In a Year Passage: 1 Kings 15:25-17:24, Acts 10:24-48, Psalm 134:1-3, Proverbs 17:9-11
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