“And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him; and spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.”
1 Kings 12:13-14 KJV
The king’s answer was harsh and rude. He spurned the counsel of the elders and went with the advice of the younger set, “If you think life under my father was hard, you haven’t seen the half of it. My father thrashed you with whips; I’ll beat you bloody with chains!” All the favour and wisdom that Solomon had, came to nothing with his son Rehoboam. The result of foolish counsel was division and strife. It was Solomon who spoke these wise words, “People lose their way without wise leadership, but a nation succeeds and stands in victory when it has many good counselors to guide it.” In the new covenant God the Holy Spirit gives us the wisdom needed for our situations when we believe in the finished work of Christ that He is the solution to all our problems. For it is not from man that we draw our life but from God as we are being joined to Jesus, the Anointed One. Now He is our God-given wisdom, our virtue, our holiness, and our redemption. Hallelujah!
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