Blessed After Discipline

Today's Verse is II Chronicles 11:16-17
     And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the LORD God of their fathers.
     So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.

At the beginning of chapter 11, Rehoboam and all of Judah listened to the man of God when he told them to let Israel go, for it was of God. And so as long as they and the King, Rehoboam, walked after God and his ways God blessed them as we see here. Many of the rest of Israel left their lands to serve their God in Judah, strengthening Judah, while Judah followed God. What can we take of this? When we need to be disciplined by God, and we receive it with repentance, He will bless us for it, but if we forsake it, God's blessing shall forsake us as well, as we see in the following verses. Let us therefore, walk with God, and so we will find him also walking with us. Amen.

To God be the Glory
Scott

Taken from my daily reading plan: 2 Chron 9–13 and Acts 2:42–4:37
Tomorrow’s reading will be: 2 Chron 14:1–20:23