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Pastor W. F. Kumuyi
TEXT: 1 Kings
14:1-20
KEY VERSE:
“At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam
fell sick. And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise
thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and get thee to
Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, which told me that I should be
king over this people” – (1 Kings 14:1,2).
Sooner or later, idols will disappoint its
worshippers.
Charles Spurgeon in a message once said:
“Brethren, the whole history of the human
race is a record of the wars of the Lord against idolatry. The right hand of
the Lord hath dashed in pieces the enemy and cast the ancient idols to the
ground.
“Behold the heaps of Nineveh! Search for
the desolations of Babylon! Look upon the broken temples of Greece! See the
ruins of Pagan Rome!
“Journey where you will, you behold the
dilapidated temples of the gods and the ruined empires of their foolish
votaries. The moles and the bats have covered with forgetfulness the
once-famous deities of Chaldea and Assyria.
“The Lord hath made bare his arm and
eased him of his adversaries, for Jehovah, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous
God.”
King Jeroboam was
greatly favoured by God Who enthroned him and gave him ten tribes (Northern
Kingdom) out of the twelve tribes in Israel.
However, because of
self-will and disobedience, he forsook the Lord.
Jeroboam threw the
favour of God away and embraced idols. He led Israel into unimaginable depths
of debauchery. His idolatrous practices and evil became a point of reference
for many generations.
Now, his son Abijah was sick and his idols could not
help him. He then remembered Jehovah God Whom he had abandoned.
Instead of seeking God wholeheartedly in humility, he
tried to trick Ahijah to help him out.
Idols are bound to disappoint ultimately. It is only
those who put their faith in Jehovah God that are secure.
Many come to God for healing, marriage, children or
other forms of miracles, only to abandon Him as soon as they receive what they
need. They are not interested in salvation.
The Lord has a Word for them: “Behold,
thou art made whole, sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee” (John 5:14).
Evil will surely come to the disobedient sooner or
later. Beware!
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Seek
God with all sincerity to avoid eternal regrets.
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