Brothers and Sisters,

I have met many Christians on and offline who live lives that are no different than King Asa in many ways. They say they love the Lord, yet their hearts are actually divided between the here & now and the REALITY which is Christ in us, the hope of Glory!

Until and unless we have sold out our lives ONLY to the Lord, to the point where we cease doing ANYTHING for ourselves, where we have laid down our wants, desires, abilities, RIGHTS, seeking Him for everything; where HE is Truly our ALL!!!!

There will be many who will find themselves in a less than ideal position once the Lord returns. The ONLY way we can begin to assure the place the Lord desires for us is to seek it out in the same manner He commanded the apostles, whoever wants to be chief, must be the slave of all!

It doesn't matter what we think or whether or no you agree with me. My views matter nothing. The thing that truly matters is this>>>> WHAT DOES THE LORD SAY?

Anything else is pure speculation or perhaps even deception!

Please be willing to be wrong and read on.

a bondslave in Christ Jesus, Dirk



God Supports Those Whose Heart Is Completely His

Zac Poonen

In 2 chronicles Chapters 14 to 16 we read of King Asa who
started out as an excellent king (2Chron14:2-6). When he was
attacked by a million-man Ethiopian army, he called on the
Lord with one of the most wonderful prayers for help found
anywhere in the Old Testament: “Lord, there is no one
besides Thee to help in the battle between the powerful and
those who have no strength; so help us, O Lord our God, for
we trust in Thee and in Thy Name have come against this
multitude. O Lord Thou art our God; let not man prevail
against Thee” (2Chron 14:11). That expression of faith was
enough for the Lord to rout the enemy. That prayer of
helpless dependence on the Lord is a good prayer to pray
when we face some trial too.

But after the victory, a prophet came and warned Asa saying,
"If you continue to seek the Lord, He will allow you to find
Him; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you"
(2Chron15:2). God knew the danger of Asa becoming more self-
confident after his victory and of ceasing to be constantly
dependent on the Lord for help. This is the danger that we
all face.

Sure enough this was exactly what happened. For the next
twenty years things went well with Asa. But then he faced
another enemy – Israel – that had a much weaker army than
the Ethiopians. But this time, instead of seeking the Lord,
he decided to seek for help from a heathen king
(2Chron16:1-6). His immediate problem was solved thereby,
but Asa lost out spiritually as a result. God sent the
prophet Hanani to point this out to Asa.

In Hanani’s words to Asa, we have one of the most wonderful
promises in the Old Testament: "The eyes of the Lord move to
and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support
those whose heart is completely His.” (2Chron.16:9). Notice
there that the Lord eyes are not searching for the
wholehearted - for He already knows who they are. It says
here that His eyes are moving around looking for ways in
which He can support these wholehearted ones. This is a
wonderful promise that assures us that if we are
wholehearted disciples of Jesus, the Lord will move on our
behalf to support us all over the earth.

One of the prayers that I have prayed for many years now is,
“Lord, lead me to people who are seeking for a godly life in
my city, so that we can bless one another. Then lead me to
such people in my country, and all over the world as well.”
If your heart is completely the Lord’s, and if your only
ambition is to glorify God and do His will on earth as it is
done in heaven, then the Lord will lead you to other people
of like mind, from all parts of the world. He will bless you
through them and bless them through you. That has been my
experience through many, many years now.

Many Christians are correct in the doctrines, but their
hearts are not completely the Lord's. They have other
ambitions. Even many full-time Christian workers have
private ambitions. They seek for honour, money and comfort.
Therefore they never experience the fulfillment of this
promise.

Give up every carnal ambition then and give your whole heart
to the Lord to fulfil His purpose alone, and He will work on
your behalf miraculously. If you are waiting on the Lord to
find a marriage-partner, He will bring someone for you, from
the other end of the world if necessary, because His eyes
are moving across the earth on your behalf. He will open
doors for you across the earth to serve Him, without your
having to lift a finger yourself. He will meet every need of
yours, even before you ask Him. There are amazing blessings
in store for those whose hearts are completely His!

But King Asa did not respond in repentance to Hanani’s
message. Instead, he was so angry that he imprisoned the
prophet. Things went from bad to worse. Asa then began to
oppress the poor Israelites (2Chron16:10). Three years later
Asa faced another crisis – this time in his own body. He had
a sickness that affected his feet severely – perhaps
diabetic gangrene. Being the king he had enough money to
call for the best doctors in the land to attend on him. But
he never did what he should have done first, before calling
the doctors in - judge himself and seek the Lord. And so
despite the best medical attention, he died
(2Chron16:12,13).