Seek God Early
Seek God Early

DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL FOR FRIDAY 17TH MAY 2019 – SEEK THE LORD.

DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL BY PASTOR W.F.KUMUYI, FRIDAY 17TH MAY 2019.

TOPIC: SEEK THE LORD.
BIBLE TEXT: 2 Chronicles 14:1-15
1. So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
2. And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God;
3. For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves;
4. And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.
5. Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images; and the kingdom was quiet before him.
6. And he built fenced cities in Judah; for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.
7. Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.
8. And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand; all these were mighty men of valour.
9. And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.
10. Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
11. And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power; help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.
12. So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
13. And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar; and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.
14. And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them; and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them.
15. They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.
KEY VERSE: 2 Chronicles 14:4
“And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.” 

 DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE FOR TODAY

As goes the saying “The heart of the matter is a matter of the heart”, the passage today focuses on the state of Israel’s heart in relation to God under King Asa. It was a dark era of lawlessness when Israel, for a long time, had been destitute of the true God, His laws and teaching. They engaged themselves in idol worship. The heart of the nation was estranged from the living God of Israel. However, Asa was able to mobilize them to seek Him.
Similarly, the hearts of many people today have departed from God. Yet, they engage in one form of worship or the other. Many sincere worshipers have become victims of circumstances, as they have been deceived by false prophets and teachers.
However, seeking the Lord transcends this routine observance of mere rituals. It entails a deliberate and conscientious effort at dumping all idolatrous engagements for knowing and doing wholeheartedly the perfect will of God at all times. It involves the seeker’s unalloyed and consistent holy living in all things. Also important is having the ultimate goal of achieving and sustaining a consistent fellowship with Him both now and in eternity. Anything short of these cascade all religious activities into self-deceit and spell eternal damnation.
This fundamental need to avoid false worship and self-deceit inevitably demands one’s constant spiritual self-examination and watchfulness. Weigh the teachings, doctrines and practices of the congregation and leadership at your worship center on the balance of God’s word. If your discovery is adverse to seeking the Lord in spirit and in truth, prayerfully seek Him in a true Bible-believing church where the Holy Spirit is firmly at the helm of affairs.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Seek God, not gods.
THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Galatians 1-3
DAILY MANNA  devotional shared  via www.thedevotionals.com

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