At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and have not relied on the Lord your God, for that reason the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand. Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubim an immense army with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the Lord, He handed them over to you. For the eyes of the Lord roam throughout the earth, so that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His. You have acted foolishly in this. Indeed, from now on you will have wars.” (2 Chronicles 16:7-9)
Asa had trusted God to help him against a much more formidable army (see 2 Chronicles 14:9-15), but he now tries to deal with Baasha on his own. One of the lies the devil gets us to believe goes like this, “Don’t trouble God with the little stuff. After all, God helps those who help themselves.”
The truth is, God helps those who admit that they cannot help themselves.
God is called our ever-present help—He wants us to turn to Him as our first response in every situation.
I talk more about King Asa in one of my godly leadership posts called Finishing Well is Better. And you may also be interested in a related post Does Self-Help Get God’s Help?
Craig T. Owens 