1 Kings 12:15, NKJV: So the king did not listen to the people; for the turn of events was from the Lord, that He might fulfill His word, which the LORD had spoken....
Because God would not allow the followers of Jeroboam to fight against their brothers, Jeroboam concluded that those in the northern kingdom would again turn to serve the house of David. Jeroboam made two golden calves; he lied and told the people that these calves were responsible for bringing them up from Egypt, and going to Jerusalem to worship was too far. He made shrines on the high places and selected priests from every class of people who were not the sons of Levi (those whom God had appointed to be His holy priests). Jeroboam either did not understand what the prophet Ahijah had spoken to him or he thought that as a servant and not Solomon's son, he was not worthy of this honor. Therefore, Jeroboam said in his heart that the kingdom would return to David. But that was not God's plan.
Take watch that your heart does not speak words to you contrary to what God has already spoken to and about you. A doubting heart is a deadly heart. You can't outrun what God has said. It matters not if you move to Egypt or the Bronx, God's plan will be fulfilled, even if you only enjoy it and experience it temporarily.
Far too many of God's men and women have missed God's plan long term because they failed to believe Him or refused to learn from others before them. When you see someone else miss it because they did not follow after the Lord, what makes you think you will succeed in the same venture unless God has specifically spoken a Word to you? Disobedience and following after false gods of any kind made by hand is a "no-no."
Stop where you are, examine what you are doing at this time, and assess how it lines up with God's Word to you. Will what you are doing cause abundant, long-term success to be yours? Or, are you improvising and altering God's command towards your own destruction? Stop resisting the events that God is turning in your life. He must perform what He has promised. Just believe Him and live.
Because God would not allow the followers of Jeroboam to fight against their brothers, Jeroboam concluded that those in the northern kingdom would again turn to serve the house of David. Jeroboam made two golden calves; he lied and told the people that these calves were responsible for bringing them up from Egypt, and going to Jerusalem to worship was too far. He made shrines on the high places and selected priests from every class of people who were not the sons of Levi (those whom God had appointed to be His holy priests). Jeroboam either did not understand what the prophet Ahijah had spoken to him or he thought that as a servant and not Solomon's son, he was not worthy of this honor. Therefore, Jeroboam said in his heart that the kingdom would return to David. But that was not God's plan.
Take watch that your heart does not speak words to you contrary to what God has already spoken to and about you. A doubting heart is a deadly heart. You can't outrun what God has said. It matters not if you move to Egypt or the Bronx, God's plan will be fulfilled, even if you only enjoy it and experience it temporarily.
Far too many of God's men and women have missed God's plan long term because they failed to believe Him or refused to learn from others before them. When you see someone else miss it because they did not follow after the Lord, what makes you think you will succeed in the same venture unless God has specifically spoken a Word to you? Disobedience and following after false gods of any kind made by hand is a "no-no."
Stop where you are, examine what you are doing at this time, and assess how it lines up with God's Word to you. Will what you are doing cause abundant, long-term success to be yours? Or, are you improvising and altering God's command towards your own destruction? Stop resisting the events that God is turning in your life. He must perform what He has promised. Just believe Him and live.
