FAITH CAPSULE:When there is rest, every force that causes man to be rusted will submerge.

2 Chronicles 14

At the early reign of Asa as the King in Judah, he had rest from God. With rest he was able to build and prosper. 2 Chronicles 14:7, “Therefore he said to Judah, ‘Let us build these cities and make walls around them, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us, because we have sought the LORD our God; we have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side.’ So they built and prospered.”When there is rest, every force that causes man to be rusted will submerge. Asa’s blessing of rest was not accidental, but it was rooted in the steps that he took in direction to the Word of God. The Bible records that, “Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God.” (2 Chronicles 14:2) Are you having the rest of God in your life? Having rest can be measured with how you are building and how you are getting prospered. Building and getting prosperity can be summarized as not lacking in any area of life. The Apostle Paul had the rest of God; he built and prospered in the calling of God for his life. He was able to encourage others with his testimony by saying, “And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:19) Are you thinking of building and prosperity in material? God is bigger than materials! If you will seek Him; you will reap from Him the grace of no lack. Asa gained the grace of rest when, “… he removed the altars of the foreign gods and the high places, and broke down the sacred pillars and cut down the wooden images. He commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandment. He also removed the high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and the kingdom was quiet under him.”( 2 Chronicles 14:3-5)  Asa had rest all around him when he placed God and all that pleases God first in his position as king of Judah. What are you doing to enter into His rest? What is it you are doing to be restless in living life? God has not finished with the business of answering prayer and if you will call on Him to intervene in you life, He will surely lead you to the way everlasting. Today, settle down and learn from Asa because it is written for our learning and the difference will become glaring for you and to all who know you. The rest of God will become your portion in Jesus Name.

Prayer for today: Ask God to instruct you and teach you in the way you should go.