But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa’s heart was perfect with the LORD all his days.
The record belongs to the reign of Asa over Judah after Abijah, also called Abijam, following the division of the kingdom. It comes after the brief wicked reign of Abijam and runs at the time of Nadab, Baasha, Elah, Zimri, Omri and Ahab in Israel. It belongs to the history of the better reign of Asa and to the prosperity of Judah under his sway.
The history around it shows a generally downward moral course in Judah and Israel, interrupted by times of revival when the people sought God. Asa's reign in Judah was better and largely for the better. He remained wholehearted toward the Lord throughout his life, even though the high places were not removed.
A perfect heart with God means giving oneself up so that nothing whatever shares the heart with God and His will. It makes Him the object of desire, prayer, faith and hope. Whatever the past has been, it is a decision to be made today by taking God's promise as one's own. It trusts the God of peace to make one perfect and the God whose power does above all that is asked or thought to open the blessed prospects of a life He approves.
The record belongs to the reign of Asa over Judah after Abijah, also called Abijam, following the division of the kingdom. It comes after the brief wicked reign of Abijam and runs at the time of Nadab, Baasha, Elah, Zimri, Omri and Ahab in Israel. It belongs to the history of the better reign of Asa and to the prosperity of Judah under his sway.
The history around it shows a generally downward moral course in Judah and Israel, interrupted by times of revival when the people sought God. Asa's reign in Judah was better and largely for the better. He remained wholehearted toward the Lord throughout his life, even though the high places were not removed.
A perfect heart with God means giving oneself up so that nothing whatever shares the heart with God and His will. It makes Him the object of desire, prayer, faith and hope. Whatever the past has been, it is a decision to be made today by taking God's promise as one's own. It trusts the God of peace to make one perfect and the God whose power does above all that is asked or thought to open the blessed prospects of a life He approves.