II Chronicles 16:9 - "For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His. You have acted foolishly in this. Indeed, from now on you will surely have wars.”
While the first part of this verse is commonly quoted, the second half gives it relevance and context. Asa had trusted the Lord earlier in his kingship and defeated a million Ethiopians. Now, he was being rebuked for choosing man's help over God's. Like Asa, we may have sensed a greater desperation at one time and we saw greater victory. Now, we may not see the need to trust God so implicitly, but would rely on our own scheming. However, there is only one way to please the Lord and that is in weakness. There is no need to proclaim our lack of strength to God for His eyes diligently search the earth for those whose heart is surrendered.
Are we warring with ourselves and others? Have we lost the peace of God within our lives due to pride of what we can accomplish without the Lord? For Asa, the die was cast. However, for us it is never too late as long as we humble ourselves. His eyes search, diligently, hoping to support a heart desiring only the peace He can give.
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