No peace for him who went out-

Nor peace for him that came in...

A land filled with vexation-

A world full of sin-

Nations destroying nations,

With cities doing the same!

Know you not your creator?

Call on His Holy Name!

Israel hath long been without God-

No laws or teaching priests

Now King Asa is in charge,

He won't have hands that are weak

He throws out all the idols,

Renews the altar with Holy Fire,

Dethrowns his mother the queen,

God became his whole desire

The ending is a good one,

Thirty five years of rest,

A life focused on other things,

Would not survive this test!

For He is now our peace,

Rooted and grounded in love,

Desiring the fullness of God

And the things which are above 

 Supporting Scriptures

Eph. 3:16-19

 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 

That Christmay dwell in your hearts by faith; thatye, being rooted andgrounded in love, 

May be able to comprehend with allsaints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 

 And to knowthe love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. 

Ephesians 2:14

For he is ourpeace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partitionbetween us;  

And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexationswere upon all the inhabitants of the countries. 

And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity. 

II Chr 15:3

Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law. 

Vs. 8-9

And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the citieswhich he had takenfrom mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD. 

And he gathered all Judahand Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraimand Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his Godwas with him.  

Vs. 14-15

And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets. 

And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had swornwith all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORDgave them restround about. 

19. And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.

Col.3:1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth † on the right handof God.