2 Chronicles – Chapter 10

But he abandoned the counsel that the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him. 2 Chronicles 10:8 – If you only listen to those who stand around you you’ll find they sound a lot like you. Rehoboam had the blessing of not only having a father full of wisdom but also having men he could go to who had spent time with Solomon and soaked up his wisdom. Yet his downfall came as a result of not taking advantage of the blessing God gave him. Often our downfalls come this way too. We’ve been blessed with church families but we can choose to not lean on them. We’ve been blessed with experienced pastors who have walked through the gambit of struggles with people yet we can choose not to reach out to them. We have a God who is accessible 24/7 yet we can choose to only be with Him an hour on the weekend. As with Rehoboam we’ve been blessed with some great resources to help us move through life well, are you taking advantage of them to the fullest? Or are you going the easy, comfortable route of leaning on your own wisdom and the help of others who don’t have you best in mind. Wise counsel and good help is being offered to you by God, your choice is who’s help and voice will you follow. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1524

Then King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he was yet alive, saying, “How do you advise me to answer this people?” ⁷And they said to him, “If you will be good to this people and please them and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.” ⁸But he abandoned the counsel that the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him. 2 Chronicles 10:6-8 – This is the recount of King Rehoboam’s biggest mistake. Taking the kingdom that was established by David and Solomon, Rehoboam had the chance to have everything a king could ever want. Yet a question was asked, and an answer was needed to be given, and the answer would determine the future of the kingdom. As we see, he chose the wrong answer. Rather than listening to the words of those who stood around Solomon (who spoke the wisdom of the Lord), Rehoboam listened to the words of those who stood around himself. Who then are you listening to the advice of? Do those you take input from take input from God? Does the social media or the news channels or the influencers you listen to “stand before” Jesus, meaning are they taking in His words? Be careful that we don’t let those who don’t know God or don’t listen to God be the ones we seek our advice on life from. While we may not be running a kingdom, we all have important roles to play in this life and who we take input from in this life truly does matter. Be wise who you allow to speak into you. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2599