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  ASA DID . . . RIGHT IN THE EYES
  by F.B. Meyer
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Summary: F.B. Meyer emphasizes the importance of living a life that is
right in the eyes of the Lord, highlighting Asa's reforms and the need
for divine reliance in affliction.

Topics: "Righteousness", "Accountability to God"
Scripture References: 1 Kings 15:11, 2 Chronicles 14:3, 2 Chronicles 16:12, Psalm 139:1-2, Proverbs 3:5-6, Matthew 5:16, Romans 14:13, Galatians 6:1, James 1:5, 1 Peter 2:12

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F.B. Meyer emphasizes the importance of living righteously in the eyes
of the Lord, as exemplified by King Asa, who took bold actions to remove
idolatry from his kingdom. Despite his commendable efforts, Asa's
failure to remove the high places and his reliance on physicians rather
than seeking God in his affliction highlight the need for complete
devotion and accountability to God. Meyer urges believers to live
authentically, ensuring that their actions reflect their faith and do
not lead others astray. The sermon calls for a deeper commitment to God,
recognizing that true righteousness involves both personal integrity and
consideration for the impact of our actions on others.

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Asa did . . . right in the eyes

of the Lord, as did David his father. 1 Kings xv. 11.

IT is a great thing to have such a testimony as this. We may do right in
our own eyes; yet the eye of the Lord may detect evil which neither our
associates nor we have seen. We may deceive ourselves, we may deceive
others; but we cannot deceive God. In the home or business, in situation
or factory, let us live as under the searching gaze of God.

Asa's life was one of religious activity: he destroyed the idols of his
father, and even deposed his queen‑mother, "because she made an
idol in a grove." It needs Divine courage so to live for God that at
home or afield men shall take knowledge of us that we have been with
Jesus. This is what the world is languishing for ‑‑ reality,
consistency under all circumstances, and before all men.

There are, however, two clouds overhanging this otherwise bright life.
"The high places were not removed " (14). Though idols were destroyed,
the groves in which they were erected remained. They were no snare to
him; and he took care that during his life they should not ensnare
others; but after his death, in the reign of Jehoshaphat his son, "the
people offered and burnt incense" in them (xxii. 43). We must not only
cleanse our way before the Lord, but remove any evil thing which may
cause others to stumble.

The other cloud is indicated in 2 Chron. xvi. 12: "He was diseased in
his feet.. . . Yet in his disease he sought not to the Lord, but to the
physicians." Strange that in affliction he should not have turned to the
Great Physician. The enemy of souls is ever on the watch. Pray that amid
the pains of death you may not act unworthily.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/fb-meyer/asa-did-right-in-the-eyes/
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