FAITH CAPSULE: Trusting God in the beginning and not through to the end is not enough.
1 Kings 12
What God says He will do is a done deal. He does not waste word, He does not lie; He does not exaggerate; He does not deceive and there is no reason to doubt Him. Doubting God is an evidence of lack of faith in His word. Jeroboam, before becoming the king of all Israel, had received the Word of God that he would become king. When it was time for Jeroboam to become king the bible recorded, “…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 is true and God is true to His word. God said He was going to make Jeroboam a king, but it was left for Jeroboam to receive the word as sent by God and meditate on it to manifest it for the glory of God. Can you confirm that He was speaking to you what will become of you?
When God makes you up He will back you up and not forsake you if you will not doubt Him. Just as he gave His word for making Jeroboam king, Jeroboam became the king. He, however, failed to remind himself that the word that sounded in his direction for him to become a king would back him up. Jeroboam as a king doubted if the Kingdom would return the house of David after God had given it to him. 1 Kings 12:25-27 testifies how he gave himself to doubt against the promise of God in his life. It is written, “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 but for the devil. Doubt is an agent of fear and it does not have any good to offer but to steal, kill and destroy. Jeroboam saw the beginning of manifestation of God’s word when he became the king. Doubt set in Jeroboam and could not rest in God. As a result of doubt, he built idols and led the people unto other gods.
It is not enough to trust God in the beginning and not trust Him through to the end. God who has spoken to you will manifest His word if you will rest in His promises.
Prayer for today: Ask God to deliver you from every iota of doubt as you live life.