Success and God

Reading the accounts of the various Israelite and Judean kings in 2 Chronicles I am struck by how success of failure relates directly to whether a king honors God or not. If a king relies on his own strength or makes a treaty with a pagan king, it goes badly no matter what the number of troops are. On the other hand when a king trusts in God even if he is massively outnumbered, he is victorious. Why do we not rely more on the Lord rather than looking everywhere else for success?

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2 Responses to “Success and God”

  1. debily Says:
    June 11, 2008 at 5:49 am

    Why? Because we’re proud.
    Because Lucifer’s crime was thinking He was better than God…and he has convinced our minds of the same.
    Because the prince of this world has convinced us that we can do it on our own…we don’t need God.
    Because truly relying on God involves dying to self, and that’s just not something many of us are willing to do…until it becomes too hard for us.
    The lessons from those kings are truly challenges for us. May we realize we’re stronger on our knees.

  2. candice mallard Says:
    June 27, 2008 at 7:30 pm

    I have just finished 2 years of precept study on kings and chronicles and am completely amazed at what I learned about the lovingkindness of God. God reached down to his people time and time again, he sent prophets, armies, famine, etc. all in an attempt that His people would turn back to Him. He rescued them time after time, even though they did not repent, but eventually judgement came. The role of a “king” is so crucial to a country and to a church. God punished Judah for the sins of Mannassa even though the king repented after he was captured. Wow, what a warning to anyone in leadership and what a call for urgent prayer for our leaders in church, in government, in the world. May God continue to bless you, your family and your church as you seek Him earnestly in prayer knowing that if you seek Him, you will find Him.
    Thank you for your example of prayer and fasting. It’s very exciting.
    Candice

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