2 chapters prior Asa sought the Lord to deliver him from an army of 300,000
Now, after he's grown in riches and influence, the same situation occurred but he never went to the Lord
When faith increases blessings increase / When blessings increase so do options / when options increase they can often times undermine the very faith that brought the blessings in the first place
At the end of Asa's life he sought the doctors - it's good to use doctors, but terrible to put your trust in them
Asa put his trust in the "blessings" of his faith and not the "Blesser" of his faith
Limit your options and you increase your faith - the clearer the vision the fewer the options the easier the decision
2 Chron 16:2-5 (7/2/13)
Options
July 2, 2013 • Benham Brothers
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2 Chronicles 1:6-7 (6/28/18)
June 28, 2018 • Benham Brothers
* Solomon offered 1,000 burnt offerings on the altar when he was inaugurated as king. * There was no command to do this and was WAY more than customary. * This is like giving hundreds of thousands of dollars away. * He spared no expense for God. * How did God respond? * He decided to give Solomon something in return - a chance to ask for “anything” he wanted. * Solomon gave to God what was already God’s (the animals) and so God gave Solomon something he didn’t have - wisdom. * Key - give God what you have and then you can expect him to give back to you a hundredfold return. * Solomon’s wisdom was far more valuable than 1,000 animals.
2 Chronicles 3:1 (6.25/15)
June 25, 2015 • Benham Brothers
God gave David the pattern of the temple but didn't let him execute the building of it. David then gave it to Solomon his son who executed it with precision. This is the pattern of Fatherhood for us to follow today: 1) God gives dad a pattern for His kingdom. 2) Dad models this and builds to the best of his ability, recognizing his work will not be completed before he dies. 3) Dad passes down this pattern to his son. 4) Son executes the plan exactly as dad passed down, which dad got directly from God. 5) Son then becomes a dad and does the same thing.