Today's Favorite Verse: 2 Chronicles 12:14
"And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD."
It was the word evil that stood out to me this time. He was evil because not only did he not seek the Lord, his heart wasn't even in the condition to do that. Being obedient and loving the Lord was not even in the intent of his heart. I pondered on how there are many in this world that don't know God. They had not been taught of Him. That doesn't make them all evil, because they have not the law. With Rehoboam he was taught the law, he knew what was right. This was a conscience choice to not seek the Lord or do His will. That made him more than wicked, he was called evil. To be wicked you are morally wrong in a principle. To be evil you have a plan or passion to hurt someone. I can see in Rehoboam his story starts out with wanting to hurt people. They asked that his father's yoke be lightened. He was counseled by the old men to do so and they would serve him forever. Yet he ignored that and followed the counsel of the young men to make them suffer. It is evil when a person purposely hurts others.
"And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.
For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions."
(2 Chronicles 10:7, 11)
Day 3870
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