Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-21
Revival, Recommendation, Rejoicing.

Revival, Reconsecration, Rejoicing.
The message of the prophet, spoken
as the army returned after their
triumph, brought Asa to repentance.
He started, as an evidence of the genu-
ineness Of his new view of duty. an
other reformation that freed the nation
from the denominations of idolatry.
They repaired the altar in the court of
the temple, that had been erected dur
ing the reign of Solomon.
The influence Of the revival attracted
the citizens of the other tribes. who
realized that Jerusalem had the real
religion, while that of the northern
kingdom was only a counterfeit
1t took courage to destroy the idols of
the court, city and country, but the
man that has conviction that God has
summoned him to do reform work of a
like nature can count upon victory,
The nation. with those attracted from
the other tribes, gathered at Jerusalem
in the third month answering to our
June). at the time of the feast Of
vows with Jehovah. It was a time of
remuneration when the multitude re-
dedicated themselves to God and they
offered unto Jehovah the fruits of their
victory and publicly pledged the ma
ton to destroy all. no matter whether
they were great or small who failed to
seek the Lord God of Israel
The weakness of some who love the
Lord Jesus Christ today is that they
are trying to live a separate life from
the world without Identifying them.
selves with church, the one divine or
ganization that the Lord Jesus insti-
tuted in the world to bring in His king
dom. They need the church and the
church needs them.
The enthusiasm OF great religious
assembly sweeps one along on its ris-
ing tide SO that we are carried away at
times with the high religious spirit of
solemnly covenanted together to pre-
serve the religion Of their fathers and
the worship Of the true God among
men, were filled with a deep sense Of
their duty and the consciousness of
Gods power.
The times of great REVEALS are times
Of great blessings. The signs point to
another season of revival throughout
the world. The struggles through which
the nations Of the earth are passing are
drawing men nigh to God. who will
draw nigh to them. The great revival
resulted in a period of peace. The re-
vival that will sweep over the world
will probably result in a moro lasting
peace than that which marked the re-
vival Of the reign of Asa.
Good King Asa had his defects. After
q long reign of peace and prosperity
he failed because he forgot the lessons
| ny tHo pEophoI A0dt 10 ~
upon his return from the battlefield
that Jehovah Is with you while ye are
with Him; and If we seek Him. He will
be found Of you: but II ye forsake
Him, He will forsake YOU"
/ brilliant beginning ended with a
sad failure.
Baasha tried to stem the tide that
was turning his people toward Jeru-
salem and Judah. He made an alli-
ance with Benhadad, the King Of Syria,
80 that he might be able to overcome
Asa's faith failed him. for instead of
trusting Jehovah to protect. him and
Ecrown his army with success. as he had
at Mareshah, he sought and secured by
q bribe the assistance of the King of
Syria He purchased by the use Of the
temple treasures the allegiance Of Da-
mascus and broke up the alliance be-
tween Israel and Syria. He brought,
by his forsaking Of God. judgment upon
himself and the nation.
| Another mistake was his refusal to
pay heed to the rebuke of the prophet
Hanani, when he tried to point out his
disloyalty to God and the dangers OF
coming conflicts. His imprisonment OF
the prophet and the oppression Of the
people who were sympathizers with the
man of God was a fatal blunder His
third error was when he sought not
Ito Jehovah. but to the Physicians
when he was providentially afnicted
with govt.
The end Of Asa reveals how little de-
pendence can be put on the best Of
mon. It should servo as warning tc
LUIS to keep close to the Lord and do His
will II we do az We ought. Asses OK.
tpef4euoe. proves that we will win. Il
I've turn from God we will tail.