Trust and Seek the Wise Counsel of Others

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Trust and Seek the Wise Counsel of Others

Trust and Seek the Wise Counsel of Others

4 “Your father put a heavy yoke on us, but now lighten the harsh

4 “Your father put a heavy yoke on us, but now lighten the harsh labor and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you. ” 5 Rehoboam answered, “Go away for three days and then come back to me. ” So the people went away. 1 Kings 12: 4 -11, 13 -14 NIV

6 Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who had served his father Solomon during

6 Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How would you advise me to answer these people? ” he asked. 7 They replied, “If today you will be a servant to these people and serve them and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your servants. ” 1 Kings 12: 4 -11, 13 -14 NIV

8 But Rehoboam rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young

8 But Rehoboam rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him. 9 He asked them, “What is your advice? How should we answer these people who say to me, ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us’? ” 1 Kings 12: 4 -11, 13 -14 NIV

10 The young men who had grown up with him replied, “These people have

10 The young men who had grown up with him replied, “These people have said to you, ‘Your father put a heavy yoke on us, but make our yoke lighter. ’ Now tell them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist. 11 My father laid on you a heavy yoke; I will make it even heavier. My father scourged you with whips; I will scourge you with scorpions. ’” 1 Kings 12: 4 -11, 13 -14 NIV

13 The king answered the people harshly. Rejecting the advice given him by the

13 The king answered the people harshly. Rejecting the advice given him by the elders, 14 he followed the advice of the young men and said, “My father made your yoke heavy; I will make it even heavier. ” 1 Kings 12: 4 -11, 13 -14 NIV

Trust and Seek Wise Counsel Submitting to Leaders is Submission to God

Trust and Seek Wise Counsel Submitting to Leaders is Submission to God

17 Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep

17 Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you. Hebrews 13: 17 NIV

Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted

Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise. Proverbs 19: 20 NIV

Trust and Seek Wise Counsel Safety in a Multitude of Counselors

Trust and Seek Wise Counsel Safety in a Multitude of Counselors

Where there is no guidance the people fall, But in abundance of counselors there

Where there is no guidance the people fall, But in abundance of counselors there is victory. Proverbs 11: 14 NASB

22 Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. Proverbs

22 Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. Proverbs 15: 22 NIV

15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, But a

15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, But a wise man is he who listens to counsel. Proverbs 12: 15 NASB

5 A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of

5 A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel, Proverbs 1: 5 NASB

Trust and Seek Wise Counsel God Shows Grace to the Humble

Trust and Seek Wise Counsel God Shows Grace to the Humble

All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the

All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble. ” 1 Peter 5: 5 NIV

How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the

How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. Psalm 1: 1 -2 NASB

The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD Are riches, honor and

The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD Are riches, honor and life. Proverbs 22: 4 NASB

Conclusion: God has place godly leaders in our lives at every step of our

Conclusion: God has place godly leaders in our lives at every step of our journey to watch over us and guide us. Let us submit to their leadership and counsel, trusting God is working His perfection through those He has called. Let us seek and listen to wise counsel in others, finding safety and peace. For we are created to be dependent on God and interdependent in one another. It is good to seek and trust wise counsel.