2/1/2011 5:25:25 AM
SPIRITUAL DIARY
My Worship Time Focus: The advice of the counselors
Bible Reading
& Meditation Reference:
1Ki.
12:6-11; 2Chron. 10:6-11
Message of the verses: “6
King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father
Solomon while he was still alive, saying, "How do you counsel me to answer
this people?" 7 Then they spoke to
him, saying, "If you will be a servant to this people today, and will serve them and
grant them their petition, and speak good words to them, then they will be your
servants forever." 8 But he forsook
the counsel of the elders which they had given him, and consulted with the
young men who grew up with him and served him. 9 So he said to them, "What counsel do you
give that we may answer this people who have spoken to me, saying, ’Lighten the
yoke which your father put on us’?" 10
The young men who grew up with him spoke to him, saying, "Thus you
shall say to this people who spoke to you, saying, ’Your father made our yoke
heavy, now you make it lighter for us!’ But you shall speak to them, ’My little
finger is thicker than my father’s loins! 11
’Whereas my father loaded you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your
yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with
scorpions.’”
6 Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders
who had served his father Solomon while he was still alive, saying, "How
do you counsel me to answer this people?" 7 They spoke to him, saying, "If you will
be kind to this people and please them and speak good words to them, then they
will be your servants forever." 8
But he forsook the counsel of the elders which they had given him, and
consulted with the young men who grew up with him and served him. 9 So he said to them, "What counsel do you
give that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, ’Lighten
the yoke which your father put on us’?" 10
The young men who grew up with him spoke to him, saying, "Thus you
shall say to the people who spoke to you, saying, ’Your father made our yoke
heavy, but you make it lighter for us.’ Thus you shall say to them, ’My little
finger is thicker than my father’s loins! 11
’Whereas my father loaded you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke;
my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with
scorpions.’’”
This
has been great commentary from Dr. Wiersbe on this subject as what he wrote
really hits home for me in this time that I am living in and the circumstances
that surround me at this time.
Rehoboam
went through the right motions, but he had already make up his mind on what he
was going to do and so he rejects the counsel of the older people and then goes
with the younger generation’s advice.
There is not one word of showing that Rehoboam sought the Lord through
prayer or prophet or seers which was a big mistake. It is clear that this was of the Lord for in
the next chapter of 2Chronicles it is said that this is of the Lord, but it was
still sinful on the part of Rehoboam on what he did.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: In making a decision I want to seek first the
Lord and then seek good counselors, and then look at circumstances last to help
determine what I should do. I tried to
do this when making the decision of moving to Kauai, and thus far there has
been good times and some difficult times, but I also know that I have and enemy
who seeks to do me harm and to mess up my decision making process.
I
want to say one thing more that kind of goes along with yesterday’s SD, and
that is that the counsel of the older people Rehoboam consulted told him to
serve the people and then they would be willing to serve him, and this is good
sound advice. The Lord Jesus Christ came
to be a servant on His first advent, and that makes me willing to want to serve
Him. The next time He comes He will be
judge and pass out swift judgment on those who have not invited Him into their
hearts to be Lord and Savior.
My Steps of
Faith for Today:
1.
Be willing to be a servant.
2.
Give myself to the Lord for worship and service this
day.
3.
Remember that I have a great enemy and so I am in
need of the spiritual armor each day.
4.
Continue to learn contentment.
2/1/2011 5:53:03 AM
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