FAITH CAPSULE: It is not enough to trust God in the beginning and not trust Him through to the end.

1 Kings 12

Jeroboam received word of God to become king. It is written, “…For the turn of events was from the LORD, that He might fulfill His word, which the LORD had spoken by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.” (1 Kings 12:15) The word of God never goes back to Him void; it always performs that which it is sent to do. God said He was going to make Jeroboam a king, but it was left for Jeroboam to receive the word sent by God and meditate on it to manifest for the glory of God. Have you heard from Him lately? Can you confirm if God has spoken or if He is speaking through the pages of the Bible or a minister of His Word? If it can be confirmed that the word is for you, hold on to His word and rest in Him until He brings it to pass. Just as he gave His word of promise to make Jeroboam king, Jeroboam eventually became the king. However, having become king, he failed to remind himself that the word of God which located him to become a king was enough to back him up. Jeroboam doubted the word of God.
Jeroboam behaved like a spring which could not remember its source. Anytime a spring forgets its source, that spring is set to be dried up and not to flow again. This was the situation of Jeroboam when he began to doubt if the Kingdom would return to the house of David after God had given it to him. 1 Kings 12:25-27, “Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim, and dwelt there. Also he went out from there and built Penuel. And Jeroboam said in his heart, ‘Now the kingdom may return to the house of David: If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then the heart of this people will turn back to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah, and they will kill me and go back to Rehoboam king of Judah.’” Doubt is not of God. Doubt is an agent of fear and it does not have any good to offer. It is not enough to trust God in the beginning and not trust Him through to the end. God who has spoken to you and He will bring it to perfection if you only will rest in His promises. Jeroboam doubted and could not rest in God and as a result, he began building idols and led the people unto other gods. God is not a failure and never can be. Remember the works of His hand; rely on His word to carry you through.

Prayer for today: Ask Him for the grace to maintain focus on His word of promise.