CHRONICLES — TEARING DOWN AND BUILDING UP

The reign of King Asa was one of reform. Asa had a call like that of Jeremiah, to “to destroy and to throw down, to build and to plant” (Jeremiah 1:10). There was an intentional “putting off of the old man” and a “putting on of the new man” to use the language of Paul (Ephesians 4:22-24). Though Asa’s reformation was largely successful and a great blessing to the kingdom, toward the end of his life (like his great-grandfather Solomon) he began to lean on the arm of the flesh again. Twenty years of rest led to some backsliding. When trusting the flesh rather than our Father gains the upper hand, turmoil begins. Join us as we continue to learn lessons about the kingdom of God from the triumphant kingdom book of the Bible—Chronicles!