Joel M Bradshaw

11Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father David had done. 12He expelled the male shrine prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the idols his ancestors had made. 13He even deposed his grandmother Maakah from her position as queen mother, because she had made a repulsive image for the worship of Asherah. Asa cut it down and burned it in the Kidron Valley. 14Although he did not remove the high places, Asa’s heart was fully committed to the Lord all his life.–1 Kings 15

1. Asa was the third king of Judah after Solomon.
2. Look at the verbs that describe his actions against idolatry.
3. Asa maximized his influence to honor God.
4. Asa’s heart was fully committed to God all his life.
5. I wish that could be said of me. I have seasons of my life when I was a hypocrite.
6. Perhaps you do, too.
7. Let us like Asa maximize our influence to honor God and to seek to be rid of the idols that distract us from faithful obedience to God.–JMB