Faithfulness was not completely gone from Israel. In the providence of God, Abijah son of Rehoboam, was a person of deep faith. When a war erupted between him and his father’s nemesis, Jeroboam, Abijah proclaimed his allegiance to the Lord and God gave him victory.
Preserving this history was a testimony to all Israel that the Lord reigns and saves His people when they rely on Him.
I found myself wondering, where did Abijah’s faith come from? His father was no paragon of faith or wisdom for that matter. His grandfather Solomon was a mixed bad. Since in all likelihood he never met his grandfather,/3. all he knew about him was from stories, which likely highlighted his faithfulness. So this may be a source of his faith. Did it come from his mother? Can’t say one way or the other.
Somehow God preserved a flame of faith and caused it to burn in Abijah.
Passing on the faith to the ensuing generations is part faithfulness and part mystery. God works in mysterious ways. My role, however, is clear… live faithfully, speak, teach and model faith and trust in God to take the seed and make it grow.
Lord, I ask You to take my life and use it to spread Your name and fame to people around the world, including my progeny and younger generations. Amen and amen.
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