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When Solomon’s son Rehoboam became king, the people asked him to lighten the heavy load his father had put on them. The older advisers told him to listen and serve the people. The young men he’d grown up with told him to be tougher.
Rehoboam listened to his friends. He told the people their burden was about to get heavier. Ten of Israel’s 12 tribes walked away, and the kingdom split in two. It never came back together.
One decision had permanent consequences.
God still kept his promise to David. Rehoboam’s line continued, and his name is in Matthew 1:7. The mess was real, and so was God’s faithfulness through it.
Maybe there’s a decision you’d give anything to make over. You can’t unmake it, but you can make the next one differently.
Who’s one wise voice you can listen to today?
Pray: God, I can’t undo the choices I’ve made, but I can bring you the next one. Give me the humility to listen to wise voices. Amen.