Daily Bible Devotional Verse
When the rule of Rehoboam was established and he was strong, he abandoned the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him. (2 Chronicles 12:1 ESV)
There are few things better than when life comes together. Your relationships are good, your job is going well, you’re faithfully reading your Bible and the sin you’ve struggled with seems distant. A season such as this could last for a long while, and you’d probably feel pretty good about yourself. Often, we feel so encouraged that even a bump in our spiritual road can’t get us down because we’re grounded in God’s Word. But, we know this will not last forever. Eventually we decline. We read our Bible less, we fall again to the same sin and the small bumps in the road turn into massive potholes. Why?
Rehoboam is a perfect example of this. As God blessed him and the people of Israel, they became over-confident and arrogant as King Uzziah was (2 Chronicles 26:16). We, the Lord’s people, forget Him and His blessings, and start to rely on ourselves. We feel like Superman and as though we can tackle anything alone. We essentially abandon God for what we think is the best for us. This, however, doesn’t have to happen! As we hit our stride and things begin to click, remember to thank the One who has brought you to this place of consistency. If there is a steady stream of thanks and praise coming from our mouths and minds, we will seldom forget the One who is our Cornerstone (1 Peter 2:6). We will not again begin the errant Superman complex, but will remember that all good comes from Him, and not us.
Are you in a season of consistency and strength? Thank God for authoring it today and come alongside others to bolster them in the Lord.
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