1 Kings 1:5
“Now Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, put himself forward and said, ‘I will be king.’ So he got chariots and horses ready, with fifty men to run ahead of him.”
Kids learn by observation and act in imitation. Having two kids gave me the advantage of never having to teach everything to Kjaran. She was able to pick up many concepts by merely growing up with her brother. Even if her homeschool seatworks are still colors and shapes, she somehow managed to learn ABCs and numbers by just sitting next to Rilian. We call her the Shadow, sometimes the Fan. If her kuya takes a book, she asks one for herself. If he turns on the dvd, she brings her small chair there. If I tell Rilian to keep his dinosaurs, she’ll gather ‘em up as well. However, her young age is unable to sift the good from the bad yet. Now, they snarl alike in complaint, both cover their faces when scolded, and they have the same scripts for defiance.
If Adonijah was two years old in this first chapter of Kings, maybe we'd be more forgiving. Born next to Absalom, he may have looked up to him as his model. Both blessed with good features, Adonijah may have wished to have his brother’s charm as well. He could have heard him coveting the throne too and so he owned that ambition himself. But unlike Absalom who went head to head with their father, this younger version chose their youngest brother as competition. But look at his actions: he proclaimed himself as king, got chariots, horses and fifty men to run ahead of him, invited some of David’s best assets on his side, provided a feast for the king’s sons, even used a sacrifice as pretense. Those were Absalom’s signature moves! All he did was rewind then play. But knowing the folly and fall of his highly-esteemed brother, how come he did not change course? Did he expect a different ending? Was he just forgetful? How about blinded?
History repeats itself. God made sure His word will be written down so we could learn from the flaws of those before us. But have we? We all know Eden’s story and yet still we walk towards the forbidden, look at it’s fruit, listen to the lies, but expect a different ending? How about David? We know this man after God’s own heart stained his great name with that one night stand with Bathsheba, culminating to the murder of Uriah. But did that scandal kept many of our great, godly men from falling? Man’s depravity can be a scary thought. We are in no way able to pull ourselves from the curse of sin. But grace can. God can. The fruit walked towards Joseph, day after day, but he was able to refuse and run from it. Why? Because he has set his heart as one under his Master: owning nothing, deserving nothing, yet receiving much grace. Unless we see HIS grace in history, we’re still bound to repeat their mistakes. But if allow His full authorship of our stories, HIS-story definitely ends in victory. Copy that :>
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