1 Reyes 12: Rodéate de gente madura y sabia.
1 Reyes 12:6-16 RVA2015:
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"Entonces el rey respondió al pueblo con dureza, y dejó de lado el consejo que le habían dado los ancianos."
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Ayer vimos la decadencia del rey Salomón y cómo su desviación del camino del Señor trajo graves consecuencias al reino, al punto de que Dios dispuso que el reino sería dividido y reducido en las manos de su sucesor.
Roboam reemplazó a su padre, él fue proclamado rey. Inmediatamente, el pueblo pidió a Roboam que les aliviara la carga de impuestos y trabajo que Salomón había dejado y por eso el pueblo suplica a Roboam que haga cambios en su forma de gobernar.
Los ancianos le recomendaron escuchar al pueblo, que así se ganaría el favor de ellos. Pero, en vez de escuchar a los expertos, Roboam prefirió escuchar a sus amigos, con los que se crió y les había dado el cargo de consejeros. Estos consejeros jóvenes aconsejaron lo contrario, de que fuera un rey más estricto y duro.
Este es un claro ejemplo de la importancia de rodearse de personas sabias y experimentadas. Es bueno escuchar a los amigos y aprender sobre sus experiencias de matrimonio, crianza de los hijos, etc. y tomar ciertas ideas si están funcionando o aprender de sus errores para que no lo cometamos nosotros.
Pero cuando tengamos un problema delicado o pasemos por una situación difícil es mejor acudir a una persona o pareja que haya vivido más tiempo y que haya pasado por muchas situaciones difíciles porque sus experiencias y su superación nos servirá como ayuda y guía, ya que es posible que nuestros amigos de nuestra edad o jóvenes apenas están viviendo experiencias duras y tal vez no tengan una solución clara de cómo manejarlo.
Así que mejor escuchar los consejos de los más mayores que son sabios. No tengas temor en acercarte a ellos y pedir consejo. Seamos humildes y sensibles al consejo, despojándonos de cualquier actitud altiva o arrogante pensando que todo lo sabemos, ignorando que muchos problemas podremos evitarlos o superarlos fácilmente al aprovechar todos esos recursos de sabiduría y conocimiento que podemos obtener en las personas mayores y experimentadas que llevan mucho tiempo criando a sus familias. La ventaja de ser parte de una congregación es que podemos encontrar a muchas personas que están en diferentes etapas de la vida y que podremos encontrar ese apoyo en ellos.
Proverbios 13:20 dice: “El que anda con los sabios se hará sabio, pero el que se junta con los necios sufrirá daño.”
Por último, si eres padre de un adolescente, usa la historia de este devocional acerca de Roboam para que instruyas a tus hijos para que aprendan a seleccionar a sus amistades. Que busquen amigos de su edad que sean prudentes y que valoren los consejos sabios de los adultos que están allí para ayudarnos.
Dice 1 Corintios 15:33: “No se dejen engañar: “Las malas compañías corrompen las buenas costumbres”.”
Soy tu amigo y hermano Eduardo Rodríguez.
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1 Kings 12. Surround yourself with mature and wise people.
1 Kings 12:6-16:
Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who stood before his father Solomon while he still lived, and he said, “How do you advise me to answer these people?” And they spoke to him, saying, “If you will be a servant to these people today, and serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.” But he rejected the advice which the elders had given him, and consulted the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him. And he said to them, “What advice do you give? How should we answer this people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke which your father put on us’?” Then the young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, “Thus you should speak to this people who have spoken to you, saying, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you make it lighter on us’—thus you shall say to them: ‘My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s waist! And now, whereas my father put a heavy yoke on you, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scourges!’ ” So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had directed, saying, “Come back to me the third day.” Then the king answered the people roughly, and rejected the advice which the elders had given him; and he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scourges!” So the king did not listen to the people; 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. Now when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, saying: “What share have we in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, O Israel! Now, see to your own house, O David!” So Israel departed to their tents.
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Yesterday we saw the decline of King Solomon and how his deviation from the path of the Lord brought serious consequences to the kingdom, to the point that God arranged for the kingdom to be divided and reduced in the hands of his successor.
Rehoboam replaced his father, he was proclaimed king. Immediately, the people asked Rehoboam to relieve them of the burden of taxes and work that Solomon had left and for this reason the people pleaded with Rehoboam to make changes in their way of governing.
The elders recommended that he listen to the people, so that he would win their favor. But, instead of listening to the experts, Rehoboam preferred to listen to his friends, with whom he grew up and had given them the position of advisers. These young advisors advised the opposite, that he be a stricter and harsher king.
This is a clear example of the importance of surrounding yourself with wise and experienced people. It's good to hear from friends and learn about their experiences of marriage, parenting, etc. and take certain ideas if they are working or learn from their mistakes so we don't make it ourselves.
But when we have a delicate problem or go through a difficult situation, it is better to go to a person or couple who has lived longer and who has gone through many difficult situations because their experiences and overcoming them will serve as help and guidance, since it is possible that our friends of our age or youth are just living hard experiences and may not have a clear solution on how to handle it.
So better listen to the advice of the older ones who are wise. Don't be afraid to approach them and ask for advice. Let us be humble and sensitive to advice, stripping ourselves of any haughty or arrogant attitude thinking that we know everything, ignoring that many problems we can easily avoid or overcome by taking advantage of all those resources of wisdom and knowledge that we can obtain from older and experienced people who have spent a lot of time time raising their families. The advantage of being part of a congregation is that we can meet many people who are in different stages of life and that we can find that support in them.
Proverbs 13:20 says: “He who walks with wise men will be wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.”
Finally, if you are the parent of a teenager, use the story from this devotional about Rehoboam to instruct your children to learn how to select their friends. Find friends your own age who are prudent and value the wise advice of adults who are there to help us.
1 Corinthians 15:33 says: “Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits”.”
I am your friend and brother Eduardo Rodríguez.
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