2 Chronicles 12:1 "And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him."
A wiser person understands that true strength only has One Source - the One True God. Any other "strength" does not accomplish the will of God. Rehoboam found his strength within himself and thereby was too weak to keep the law of the Lord.
We all know that our flesh is weak. We all know that we are unable to keep God's law in and of ourselves. Our own natural will and drive cannot possibly help us do the supernatural (keep God's law). The strength to do the supernatural must come from the supernatural.
The passage makes it clear that not only was Rehoboam unable to keep God's law in his own strength, he went a step beyond and forsook it. That words means to "desert, abandon, forsake". And since he was in a position of leadership, all Israel went with him. The results of trusting in your own strength are disastrous.
Who's strength am I resting in today? What does it truly look like to strengthen myself in God?
Psalm 27:14
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