Letting God Be God

"Go home, every one of you, for this is my doing" (1 Kings 12:14, NIV).

The threat exists—they are bigger and stronger. How long will it be before they turn their eyes southward and scoop up the two remaining tribes outside of their control? Now, while the northern tribes are still basking in the euphoria of crowning Jeroboam as their king, is the time to strike.

But God sent Rehoboam and the tribes of Judah and Benjamin back to their homes. And though Rehoboam was no saint, he did as he was told.

There would come many battles between Israel and Judah. But this would not be one of them.

One of the phrases that sticks in my head comes from a series of studies we just completed. We have to make a conscious choice to BE God, or to let God be God, to muddle up God's plan by playing God, or to believe that God has our backs covered and let Him take care of business.

There is so little we have control over in life—though we work really hard to maintain the fiction that we have everything under control. We need to "go home" and let God do what He needs to do in whatever situation that we are going through, and through whatever relationship is creating challenges in our lives.

Rehoboam decided to let God be God. Can we do any less?