Lessons learned?

Quite a tragedy in today's reading of 2 Chron 13-16. One king, Abijah does not follow God and ends up with a very short leadership, only 3 years. Another, Asa, does follow God, mostly. He begins his reign by driving out idol worship, relying on God to help against his enemies, and by following God. Asa relied on God to defeat an overwhelming army of Israelites, then Ethiopians. Both times, God provided. Then, another Israelite king invaded, and Asa sought the help of a foreign king rather than God. See verse 16:9, it holds a valuable truth even for us today! Are we fully committed, or do we approach God lukewarmly? The saying playing with fire holds true as there are spiritual forces mightier than us. God has provided us an example to follow, don't miss it!