1st Kings 13
(v.2) How great is it, that an unnamed man of God would come and predict that a man named Josiah would rule and follow God, instead of Jeroboam! As we will see later in this book, Josiah was a great man of God, and one of the few kings after David who followed God.
(v.7) We see this all the time, where people live and love the world and its ways, then when things go wrong, only then, do they cry out to God! That is not faith.
(v.22) We need to be diligent about our reading of the Word, and to study and know it. For there will be many times where people, who seem godly, will fool us if we don't follow God's commands. This man of God abandoned God's command, and trusted another "godly" man. This prompts me to read Matt 7:15 to my kids, to warn them of following anything other than God's Word.
(v.32) We read that the prophet mourned over the dead man of God, so perhaps he meant well, but he should have let the man of God follow God's instructions. He interfered, and it cost his friend his life.
1st Kings 14
Like David before him, Jeroboam's child would suffer because of his pride and disobedience. God still loved David, and David repented, so David still ruled and was blessed by God. But Jeroboam didn't repent, nor did he seek God's forgiveness, thus, he brought calamity upon Israel.
I take this time to remind my kids that we are sinners, but we need to confess our sins, and turn back to God. Then He will forgive us and bless us.
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