“For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves” (2 Chronicles 14:3).
TEXT — 2 Chronicles 14:1-15
Message
When people speak about the fullness of time, they mean a specified period when an important event will take place. This means the event may be delayed for some time, but it will happen at the right time, chosen by God. This can be vividly illustrated by what Apostle Paul said about Christ’s long-expected first coming, in Galatians 4:4: “But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law”.
Judah was the seat of government of the southern kingdom. King Asa, who ascended the throne of his father, Abijah, did what was right in the sight of God. He carried out a lot of reforms and revival of righteousness in the land. He also took away the altars of the foreign gods and the high places, broke down the images, and cut down the wooden images. He commanded Judah to seek the Lord and observe His law and commandment. So, the kingdom thrived in peace.
God had long awaited this kind of reform in the nation. So, at the right time, when revival came, He decided to lift up His standard against the enemies that came to fight against Judah. Whenever an individual, family, church or nation stands for righteousness and truth, God will always grant them victory in any battle – irrespective of the size of their troops. The reign of righteousness in Jerusalem, moved the hand of God to grant Judah victory with just 580 soldiers over Zerah, the Ethiopian, with an army of a million men and 300 chariots.
As a child of God, when your fullness of time comes, and you do only what is right and good in the sight of the Lord, He will inevitably, fight for you in every seen or unseen battle and make you to prosper and triumph in all your endeavours.
Thought for the day
We can only enjoy the fullness of God when we wait for His time.
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
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Glory to God Almighty. And thanks to you all for creating this platform