“And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.” - 2 Chronicles 12v14
What a sad story Rehoboam is. In 2 Chronicles 114v4 we saw him and his men obeying the words of the Lord. In 11v7 the people surrounding him walked in the ways of David and Solomon for three years. Then there is an abrupt change. In 12v1 Rebobaom forsook the law of the Lord and in 12v14 he did evil because he did not prepare his heart to seek the Lord.
As I look at this it appears that Rehoboam in the early days only “did” the right thing, he never dealt with his own heart. His actions belied his heart. There was plenty of kingly preparation, but there was never any real heart preparation.
If we are going to serve the Lord we must do so with a prepared heart. As we set out on each day, lets be sure that our hearts are prepared for the day ahead.
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