The futile life of one of the weakest kings of Judah (Rehoboam) is gathered up in this one striking sentence: "He did evil, because he did not fix his heart to seek the Lord." (2 Chronicles 12:14)
That is to say, because he did not strongly resolve to do right, he did wrong; and that is a universal truth.
Yet there is a deeper truth than that in the words--because he did not set his heart to seek God, therefore he stumbled into the grip of every tempting evil. That is to say, the true way to overcome temptation is to fill the heart with God.--Present Truth, September 25, 1902--2 Chronicles 12:14
E.J. Waggoner