KJB Daily Devotion – Following Jesus
Through Every Chapter
Date: Monday,
May 09, 2016
Chapters: 2
Chronicles 12-14
Message: Being Humble To Find The Grace Of God

Hello My Friend,


Faithful, born again Christians are not perfect, in fact,
they mess up pretty good sometimes, but thank God they do not have to
worry about being perfect because they have a perfect Saviour. While
being saved does mean that we will not have to spend an eternity in
hell, it does not mean that we will not be chastened while we are on
the earth. Sometimes we do get chastened for no wrong doing, but the
majority of the time it has something to do with what we have done or
allowed in our lives. The key to getting through any chastening is
grace, the Favorable influence of God in renewing
the heart and resisting from sin. “For
this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength
is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather
glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”
- 2 Corinthians 12:8,9.

Humble, to be submissive. Most of
us have a resistance to being humble, being submissive to God, but
the only way we can get God’s attention and find His grace is to
first humble ourselves to Him. Rehoboam did very well as king
in his first three years, but his prosperity got to his head, he
forsook the laws of God, taking the kingdom with him. It was not
until God sent the thorn of Egypt on his side that he humbles himself
before God.

“And it came to pass,
when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened
himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him. And
it came to pass, that in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king
of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed
against the LORD, Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king
humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous. And when
the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came
to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will
not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my
wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my
service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.”
- 2 Chronicles 12:1,2,6-8.

“that
they may know my service,” No Christian has constant perfect
faith for God, we can all push God to the side and get kind of
arrogant when are doing very well in life. And if things get too far
out of hand, God will bring chastening in our lives. God does not
chasten us right away, He gives us some warnings first, it is only
when we humble ourselves before Him that He will lessen or help us
endure the chastening. God will never let us forget that His grace is
what kept us from getting what we really deserved. “Do
ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth
in us lusteth to envy? But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith,
God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. Submit
yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from
you.” - James 4:5-7.

After Rehoboam died his son,
Abijah reigned in his steed. Abijah walked in the ways of David, but
there was a continual civil war with Jeroboam, and Israel the whole
time he reigned. Abijah stood on top of mount Zemaraim, gathers
Jeroboam and all of Israel together, and tries to knock some sense in
them.

“Ought ye not to know that
the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for
ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt? Yet Jeroboam
the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, is risen
up, and hath rebelled against his lord. And there are gathered unto
him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened
themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was
young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them. And now ye
think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of
David; and ye be a great multitude, and there are with you golden
calves, which Jeroboam made you for gods. Have ye not cast out the
priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have
made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? so
that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and
seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods. But as
for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the
priests, which minister unto the LORD, are the sons of Aaron, and the
Levites wait upon their business:” - 2 Chronicles
13:5-10.

“the LORD is our God,”
You can trust in any god you want or try to worship the Almighty the
way you choose, but there is only one God, and only one way to
worship Him, and that is through the LORD, Jesus Christ. Thousands of
people do some kind of service in a church every week, but they are
consecrating (cleansing) themselves to them that are no gods. Meaning
there is only one God, and one way to worship Him, unless they know
Christ as their Saviour, their works are meaningless. “For
by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it
is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we
are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which
God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” -
Ephesians 2:8-10.

Now, after Abijah died, his son Asa
reigned, God was so pleased with the way that Asa ran the kingdom
that He gave him rest from war. It was during that time of rest that
Asa cleaned up Jerusalem and built walls of protection to shield them
from future attacks. “And Asa cried unto the
LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help,
whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD
our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this
multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against
thee. So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah;
and the Ethiopians fled. And Asa and the people that were with him
pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that
they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the
LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil. And
they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD
came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was
exceeding much spoil in them. They smote also the tents of cattle,
and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to
Jerusalem.” - 2 Chronicles 14:11-15.

“and
in thy name we go against this multitude.” You see, it is
not we who fight our battles, it is God. As Christians we are going
to have all sorts of thorns in our side to try and get us away from
God. Do not attempt anything on your own, give it all over to God,
but prepare yourselves for future battles. You never know when life
or anything else is going to sneak up on you, we must be prepared,
and the best protection is putting on the armor of God. “Put
on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the
wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but
against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the
darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able
to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.”
- Ephesians 6:11-13.

Jesus Christ
Revealed: Today, Jesus is revealed through Rehoboam, who
humbled himself before God. Jesus, with all the power of God humbled
Himself, becoming a servant giving all power to the Father. “Thou
hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put
all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under
him. But now we see not yet all things put under him. But we see
Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering
of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God
should taste death for every man.” - Hebrews 2:8,9.

Today's
Prayer: God, You love Your children so much that You
settle for nothing less than our best. When our best gets fizzled,
You do what every Father does, you chasten us. Thank You for Your
chastening, as painful as it is at the time, there is good reason for
it, and always bring something positive coming out of it. Thank You
for Your love, mercy, and endless grace, and for always being there
for us, even when we mess up. You are an awesome God, and I'd rather
be suffering with You than in the world with no one. In Jesus' name.
Amen.

God Bless You, I am praying for you,

Christina

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