2 Chronicles 24:24
Though the army of the Syrians had come with few men, the Lord delivered into their hand a very great army, because Judah had forsaken the Lord, the God of their fathers. Thus they executed judgment on Joash.
Truth: When God's grace is diminished the smallest of foe can conquer the weakened saint
In the above passage we have the results of King Joash's disobedience. In his younger years this king served God and was full of fame and strength. The priest, Jehoiada gave him good counsel and kept him on the right course. But, after Jehoiada died, Joash began to disobey God, even more. As a result of his disobedience that limited God's grace. Remember, what God's Word says about grace, and how we obtain it:
James 4:6
But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
In his pride, Joash cut of God's grace to his life. As a result, as the above verse states, the army of the Syrians came up against him with "few men" and, yet, that was enough. Because they had "forsaken the Lord" the "Lord delivered into their hand a very great army." It matters not our skills set, strength, numbers or power, when we disobey God and, as a result, His grace is not able to flow into our lives, the smallest of foe can cause us harm. After the battle of Jericho, Achan took some of the spoil and buried it under his tent. The next day the entire nation of Israel was beaten by a small army because God's grace was limited by Achan's sin. We can not fight with God and employ His power when we limit His power in our lives by open sin. God gives grace to the humble and when we sin, we are not humble but proud and thinking of our own wants, desires and wills. God resist that and therefore small foes can bring us down.
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