Wayside Chapel Daily Devotional 5th August 2026
Wayside Chapel Daily Devotional 5th August 2026 August 5 2 Chronicles 12:12,14 12 Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the LORD's anger turned from him, and he was not totally destroyed. Indeed, there was some good in Judah... 14 He did evil because he had not set his heart on seeking the LORD. We all have an immediate testimony and a life testimony. At this point, near the end of Rehoboam's life, he had a good testimony. It took being conquered and nearly destroyed to turn him from pride to humility, but at least he turned in the right direction unlike some of the kings that followed him. This was really the spiritual high point of his life. We can only guess what Israel would have been like had he served the LORD all his life, following the example of his grandfather David. From this point forward, the kings will have one of two epitaphs. They have this one that Rehoboam had of doing evil and not setting his heart on seeking the LORD or one of walking in the path of King David....