Unset Heart
2 Chronicles 12:14
He did evil because he had not set his heart on seeking the LORD.
He is Rehoboam. As verse 12 says, "Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the LORD's anger turned from him, and he was not totally destroyed. Indeed, there was some good in Judah."
The previous heart gave a pretty good impression of Solomon's son, but chapter 12 starts out calamitously. Rehoboam and Judah abandoned the law of God, and God abandoned them. Surrounded by a threatening army, they had the sense to say simply, "The LORD is just." (v. 6) God is so good, so merciful, that he cancelled the wrath and let them off with an unpleasant experience of servitude.
The chapter keeps coming back to the relationship of Judah to God. Nothing else matters. This verse is a caution. We don't have to seek evil to do evil. We leave a dangerous vacuum when we are not actively seeking the Lord.
God, help me to set my heart on seeking You. Help me to never fail to seek You.
He did evil because he had not set his heart on seeking the LORD.
He is Rehoboam. As verse 12 says, "Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the LORD's anger turned from him, and he was not totally destroyed. Indeed, there was some good in Judah."
The previous heart gave a pretty good impression of Solomon's son, but chapter 12 starts out calamitously. Rehoboam and Judah abandoned the law of God, and God abandoned them. Surrounded by a threatening army, they had the sense to say simply, "The LORD is just." (v. 6) God is so good, so merciful, that he cancelled the wrath and let them off with an unpleasant experience of servitude.
The chapter keeps coming back to the relationship of Judah to God. Nothing else matters. This verse is a caution. We don't have to seek evil to do evil. We leave a dangerous vacuum when we are not actively seeking the Lord.
God, help me to set my heart on seeking You. Help me to never fail to seek You.
posted by ruthees @ 1:00 PM
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