Day 18:
But Rehoboam rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him (1 Kings 12:8)
Today, pray for wisdom for rulers to make wise, not stupid choices and do the right thing. Rehoboam had a chance to do the right thing and listen to the wise counsel from those in his father’s administration. Instead, he listened to the logic of his peers and flushed the great kingdom that his grandfather and father worked so hard to build up down the toilet, hanging on to just 2 tribes out of 12.
Likewise, David let sin get him first into adultery, then into murder, leading to civil strife for the rest of his days. Solomon disobeyed God and took too many wives, leading God to divide Israel after his death (yes, Rehoboam’s outcome was somewhat predestined, but Rehoboam…
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