2 Chronicles 14:2-5 And Asa did that which that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God: For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves: And commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images and the kingdom was quiet before him.
Asa was one of the few good kings of Judah, doing what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord. He secured God’s peace and the kingdom was quiet in his time. He did this by taking away the altars, high places, images, and groves of the strange gods. They were strange because they were foreign to and opposed to the one true God. He led the people to seek the Lord and do His will.
Asa’s actions are positive examples for our response to the gospel in our lives: actively remove anything that is offensive to God. Going to church and doing good can still leave us feeling empty if we fail to eliminate sinful practices from our lives. We may continually ask God to help us to remove sources of temptation from our lives by daily repentance and receiving forgiveness by faith.
it takes some work, thought, and effort on our part to let the Holy Spirit root out the sins that so easily beset us. We may name and renounce those words, thoughts, and actions that pull us away from pure devotion to Jesus. Peaceful thinking and quiet living are the positive results of such a thorough response. We continually allow the Lord to enter into our thoughts, words, and deeds.