Is It Too Late? Deut. 23:17 & Rom. 1:26-32

“Is It Too Late?”

“And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father ” I Kings 15:11

Asa’s actions seemed to bring the scent of revival back into the monarchy of Judah. In verse 12, he dealt with the sodom-ites in God’s way (cf. Deut. 23:17 & Rom. 1:26-32). The idols were smashed and even his own mother was removed from her throne. Family wickedness was not tolerated or coddled by this good king. Like most of us in our frail flesh, he allowed a little glitch in vs. 14. (He must have enjoyed the mountain vistas). Don’t most of us express a self-indulgent “legitimacy” to some “little” sin, that we think we can get by with—you know, “God understands.” Nonetheless, Asa’s heart was perfect with God throughout his lifetime (vs. 14b).

In verse 15, Asa brought some valuables of his father that had been dedicated to God, and he also brought items that had been designated as holy unto the Lord. One great problem I see in American fundamentalism or just in our churches’ lives, is we have forsaken the dedication and devotion of our spiritual fathers. I have proclaimed in these pages in years past, “Our fathers were not fools.” If we would have listened instead of lampooned some of the dedicated and determined principles of the past, perhaps the place of compromise that we have arrived at could have been avoided.

I trust it’s not too late—but it is time, high time to seek the Lord! “It is revival for survival!” — T.G.

Prepared by Roger Fulk, from the “Baptist Bread” September 1st, 2020 devotional by author Dr. Tim Green, Revival In Our Time, Day Heights, OH. With permission from Tim Green, editor Baptist Bread.

The Baptist Bread

Deut 23:17 (KJV) There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.

Romans 1:26 (KJV) For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.28 And even as they did not like to retain God in [their] knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.