Nevertheless they will be his servants, that they may distinguish My service from the service of the kingdoms of the nations. v.8
Read chapter 12
The Lord is about to allow the king of Egypt to come and attack Rehoboam, the king of Judah, and the people of his reign. Luckily they humble themselves before the Lord when God's word came to them through the prophet Shemiah. Yet this humbling didn't make everything perfect all of the sudden, rather they were granted some deliverance and were not destroyed. Instead of being destroyed they became servants to king of Egypt. They would now see the difference of being God's servants verses man's servitude. Only then would they come to realize how privileged they were and the joy it is to be God's servants. I think about comparison of when I've worked for a secular company and when I've worked for a Christian company. They both had their pros and cons about them but ultimately working at the Christian organization did give me more joy in my serving of how I was supported by management. Matthew Henry says, "The more God's service is compared with other services, the more reasonable and easy it will appear... The service of God is perfect liberty; the service of our lusts is complete slavery."
In what ways have you experienced God's light yoke verses man's heavy burden?
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