If I could choose a favorite prayer in the Bible, it would be this prayer of King Asa.
2 Chronicles 14:11 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.
My question is,
Why Asa, did you not pray this prayer when Baasha rose up against you?
Why Asa, did you not pray this prayer when you had disease in your feet?
Asa had it right before: God is his God, and it is nothing for God to help, whether you are strong, or powerless.
Jesus says in Matthew 11:28-30 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
God wants us to ask Him for help. To come to Him with our problems. Just as a father says "you can talk to me about anything anytime"...this is God toward us. And I miss that too often.
Asa sought the help of another King (using his resources) to win against Baasha who rose up against him. Asa sought the physicians (using his resources) to heal his diseased feet. This doesn't sound like anything wrong! We have medicine today we use to help cure our sicknesses. Specialized doctors to perform surgeries on hearts and brains...God has gifted many in specialized areas of medicine and the like to help us when we are sick. Is this wrong for me to not use drugs to help heal my sickness, or a doctor?
Read Asa's prayer again for the answer. Read it as a man who wholly trusted the LORD his God fully. The answer is who do you turn to first? Do I even ask God to heal me when I am sick? Asa didn't ask God when he was in trouble..he just took what he thought was the best option among his resources. He deprived God of receiving glory..He didn't trust God enough to even ask. Yes I can take drugs to heal me, but do I even give God the chance? Asa didn't. Taking matters into my own hands without first seeking guidance from God tells God that He doesn't mean anything to us, and that He isn't important enough for us to care what other people think about Him.
Scripture Memory:
Psalm 121:1-2
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD which made heaven and earth.
---how appropriate....
1 comment:
In my opinion, I think the problem with Asa seeking medical help was that he had completely turned his back on God. I don't think it's wrong to go to doctors or take medicine, but I still believe God has ultimate control. I also think it's biblical to do this...in the new testament they used wine and oils for healing. Luke was even called the physician. I agree, God has gifted many people with the understanding of how the body works and how to heal it and I think we should seek out these people. However, we must put our faith in God not the medicine or doctors.
Great use of Matthew 11:28! It's very applicable
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