# 1 Kings 15 #soap ## Title: The Danger of Not Going All The Way ## Scripture: (1 Kings 15:14) “The high places were not eliminated, yet Asa was wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord throughout his lifetime.” (NET) ## Observation: I have watched so many people get a great start to their relationship with God and then fizzle out into nothing. There are many reasons for this, but one is that they don’t completely remove sin from their lives. They either think they can handle it, or simply just don’t want to. All the things God’s Word says we need to stay away from are for our benefit. God gets no glory out of telling us to stop doing things. He has glory either way. If we leave a door open to sin, we will almost always walk through it when times are hard. ## Application: Burn the ships. Go all the way with Jesus. No turning back. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for patiently leading us.