“Of all the words declared by men, The saddest are, ‘It might have been.’” Regrets rot the soul. Maybe you’ve seen videos of someone offering people cash to answer one question: “What is your greatest regret?” Just hearing the question, many dissolve in tears. Some regrets are a reminder of unfinished business. If we don’t […]
Rehoboam’s enemy could only strengthen him. It was Rehoboam himself who weakened Judah. Things seem to be looking up for Rehoboam’s administration. The cities of Judah have been militarily fortified. But Judah couldn’t be truly strong unless, like us, they were spiritually fortified. In the north, it’s stated concerning the priests and Levites who had land holdings throughout the […]
If only Rehoboam sat down with the Lord first, he might have fortified God’s flock instead of fleecing them! It’s a wonderful breakthrough in life when we begin to treat the Lord as a first resource, not a last recourse. After Rehoboam initially listened to the wrong advisors, he began to see God’s people as […]
Like Rehoboam, any time our personal agendas block out the voice of God, we’ll lose ground. Care to guess what Rehoboam’s name means? Here’s some rich irony. It means “a people has enlarged.” That sounds like politician-speak, like passing a deficit-reduction bill that promises to reduce the increase in the amount of borrowing that they […]
Learning the right emphasis in this verse is what makes all the difference… […]
The Lord’s restraint in expunging sins of the saints doesn’t extend to unrepentant sinners. In this chapter (1 Chron 10), the foolishness of Rehoboam is on full display. Solomon anticipated this day when he wrote of the grief caused by leaving his wealth to someone who might be foolish. “Then I hated all my labor in […]
Just one letter makes the difference between Mixup and Fixup. But what a difference it makes! I specialize in the first; God specializes in the second. I’m very glad for that! […]
It’s a poor diet to eat “the muscle that shrank” (Gen 32:32)—feeding on the failures of God’s people. Some words you may only get to use correctly once or twice in a lifetime. Here’s one—expurgated! The Chronicles are the expurgated editions of the Books of Kings. The dictionary defines the word as “an account having had objectionable […]