Shortsightedness                 

The Bible says: “And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men, And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.” 2 Chronicles 10:13-14 (KJV)

Evangelist Billy Walked told a story about the city fathers of New York as they contemplated the future growth of the city. They laid out the streets and numbered them from the center outward. When they began, there were only six or seven streets. In their planning maps, they projected how large they thought the city might grow. Reaching beyond their wildest imagination, they drew streets on the map all the way out to 19th street. They called it "Boundary Street" because they were sure that's all the larger New York City would become. But history has proven them to be shortsighted. Today Manhattan alone has  reached 288th Street; far exceeding their expectations!

Likewise, Napoleon, speaking to Robert Fulton, said, “What, sir, you would make a ship sail against the wind and currents by lighting a bonfire under her decks? I pray you excuse me. I have no time to listen to such nonsense.”

Rehoboam should have heeded the counsel of the old men and not that of the young in order to keep is kingdom together. What choices are you facing today. One such choice is whether you will obedient to the Great Commission. 

Daily Chronological Bible Reading: 2 Chronicles 10-12