Please read 2 Chronicles 10.
www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/2ch/10/1/s_377001
Meditate on verse 15.
So, the king did not listen to the
people, for it was a turn of
events from God that the LORD might
establish His word, which He
spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite
to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
What was this word that God established? It is recorded in 1 Kings 11.
It came about at that time, when Jeroboam
went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet
Ahijah the Shilonite found him on the road.
Now Ahijah had clothed himself with a
new cloak; and both of them were alone in
the field. Then Ahijah took hold of the
new cloak which was on him and tore it
into twelve pieces. He said to Jeroboam,
"Take for yourself ten pieces; for thus says
the LORD, the God of Israel, 'Behold, I will
tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon
and give you ten tribes (but he will have
one tribe, for the sake of My servant David and
for the sake of Jerusalem, the city which
I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel), because
they have forsaken Me, and have worshiped Ashtoreth
the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh
the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the sons
of Ammon; and they have not walked in My
ways, doing what is right in My sight and observing
My statutes and My ordinances, as his father David did.’”
—1 Kings 11:29-33
How tragic! Israel became a divided kingdom because of disobedience and idolatry.
Ask the LORD to make you aware of idols in your life because they will divide your allegiance to Him. As a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7), use the words from 2 Chronicles 10:19 to pray for yourself and those you love not to rebel against God.
“LORD, help _________ and me not be in rebellion against You.
In Your name, Jesus~”
The WATCHMAN on the WALL, 4 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell
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