“And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron. But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's heart was perfect with the LORD all his days.”
1 Kings 15:13-14 KJV
Asa spared nothing and no one; he went so far as to remove his mother, Queen Maacah from her position because she had built a shockingly obscene memorial to the whore goddess Asherah. Asa tore it down and burned it up in the Kidron Valley. Unfortunately, he didn’t get rid of the local sex-and-religion shrines. But he was well-intentioned—his heart was in the right place, in tune with God. Throughout human history the fingerprints of God have been upon mankind, yet we refused to honor Him as God or even be thankful for His kindness. Instead, we entertained corrupt and foolish thoughts about what God is like. This left us with nothing but misguided hearts, steeped in moral darkness, trading the unfading splendour of the immortal God to worship the fading image of other humans, idols like people, animals, birds, and even creeping reptiles! Let’s realise that those who do this will not inherit the Kingdom of God. Let’s not fool ourselves. Instead, seek first the Kingdom of God and Christ’s righteousness and all will be added to us. Amen!
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