2 Chronicles 12:14 KJV
And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.
John Gill says of Rehoboam that he did not prepare his heart, "by prayer and supplication, and by an attendance on the service and worship of God; for though he did these things outwardly, yet not sincerely and heartily; he did not engage in them seriously and in good earnest, with affection and fervour."[1]
Barnes says, "Rehoboam’s sin was want of earnestness and consistency."[2]
Though Rehoboam did several good things, and he was God's man for Judah, still he did not "prepare his heart."
The answer to right living is to heartily and earnestly seek the Lord. It is not enough that we simply attend services and read our Bibles; it must be a heart thing.
There must be some time preparing our heart so when we pray we are genuinely seeking God.
There must be some time preparing our heart so when we read the Word of God, we are listening to His voice and not merely reading the words.
There must be some time preparing our heart so when we enter into the house of God we are already ready to receive the message as from God.
There must be some time preparing our heart so when we step into our place of service we may do it as unto the Lord.
Preparing the heart to seek the Lord may be one of the most missing elements in our Christian lives today. We are so busy we simply must have God bless us when we have the time and we do not feel like we have the time to take extra time to make ourselves "blessable."
And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.
John Gill says of Rehoboam that he did not prepare his heart, "by prayer and supplication, and by an attendance on the service and worship of God; for though he did these things outwardly, yet not sincerely and heartily; he did not engage in them seriously and in good earnest, with affection and fervour."[1]
Barnes says, "Rehoboam’s sin was want of earnestness and consistency."[2]
Though Rehoboam did several good things, and he was God's man for Judah, still he did not "prepare his heart."
The answer to right living is to heartily and earnestly seek the Lord. It is not enough that we simply attend services and read our Bibles; it must be a heart thing.
There must be some time preparing our heart so when we pray we are genuinely seeking God.
There must be some time preparing our heart so when we read the Word of God, we are listening to His voice and not merely reading the words.
There must be some time preparing our heart so when we enter into the house of God we are already ready to receive the message as from God.
There must be some time preparing our heart so when we step into our place of service we may do it as unto the Lord.
Preparing the heart to seek the Lord may be one of the most missing elements in our Christian lives today. We are so busy we simply must have God bless us when we have the time and we do not feel like we have the time to take extra time to make ourselves "blessable."
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