"For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars" (2 Chron 16:9).
These are the words of the prophet Hanani unto King Asa when he enter into an alliance with the King of Syria. We learned in a previous devotional that what made King Asa a great King was that he relied upon God even when facing insurmountable odds. But later in his reign when the King of Israel came against him he turned to the King of Syria for help. In fact he took the silver and gold from the treasury of the House of the Lord and gave it to the King of Syria to persuade him to become his ally. By doing so he gained the support of the king of Israel but forfeited the support of the King of kings and Lord of lords. It was in that context that the Prophet Hanai spoke the words, "For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect towrd Him." When Hanani spoke of God showing himself strong on behalf of those with a perfect Heart he did not mean a sinless heart. Hanai did not have a perfect heart not because he wasnt sinless but becasue he failed to rely upon God.
It seems to me that many churches today are relying on and spending lots of money on things like technology, modern facilities and programs but very little time and energy is given to corporate prayer. Big buildings and slick programs don't impress God. But a church that regularly gathers together to cry out to God in fervent prayer to do what only he can do is a church that God delights to show Himself strong on the behalf of. May God find what he is looking for in our churches namely hearts that our perfect toward Him.
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