Today's Devotion: 1 Kings 11:9-13
9 The LORD became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice. 10 Although he had forbidden Solomon to follow other gods, Solomon did not keep the LORD's command. 11 So the LORD said to Solomon, "Since this is your attitude and you have not kept my covenant and my decrees, which I commanded you, I will most certainly tear the kingdom away from you and give it to one of your subordinates. 12 Nevertheless, for the sake of David your father, I will not do it during your lifetime. I will tear it out of the hand of your son. 13 Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom from him, but will give him one tribe for the sake of David my servant and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen."(NIV)
taken from www.biblegateway.com
Do you ever think about the implications of your parents' actions on you or your actions on your children? If David had not been seen as a man after God's own heart, I'm sure God would have just ripped the kingdom away from Solomon. And this indicates that Solomon's son would fail because of the actions of his father.
We don't know if Solomon's son, Rehoboam, could have changed God's mind if he'd been a righteous king. I'm sure God knew what kind of king Rehoboam would be. As you read on in the chapter, it is obvious that God didn't let Solomon off the hook totally, either. He raised up enemies who made the rest of Solomon's life pretty miserable.
Were your parents seen as righteous? Did their efforts to teach you their ways result in blessings? If so, be sure to give thanks and to carry on in their stead. If not, you have the opportunity to learn from those mistakes and change the future of your family line.
How will your children answer those questions?
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