2 Chronicles 16

2Ch 16:12 And in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his malady was severe; yet in his disease he did not seek the LORD, but the physicians.

The Lord goes to and fro seeking a heart loyal to Him. If you are not loyal to God, then you are loyal to this world. Asa was the king of Israel. According to worldly wisdom, Asa was a smart king. We are told there was a great burning on his behalf. All of Israel loved him. He brought success to Israel. He eventually became the people’s man, doing what the world wanted of him. He cleverly took back Judah’s land by making a deal with the strongest army in the world. He was a clever political leader, a leader history books would praise. Only in the Bible do we see from God’s ever unique vantage point. Asa was a man who relied on the world, before he relied on God.

It is a shame because he started his career by making a great stand for the Lord. Somewhere between then and now he started relying on the world. By the end, he was so stubborn he would not even look to God even when he had nowhere else to look. To the world, this man had it all. To God and other Christians, we see a man who died in spiritual poverty.