7 Fear the Lord and judge with integrity, for the Lord our God does not tolerate perverted justice, partiality, or the taking of bribes.” — 2 Chronicles 19:7 NLT
Jehoshaphat had always been a king who served the Lord. He obeyed God and tore down all the places of idol worship. Then he arranged for his son to marry Ahab’s daughter. In those days and sitll today in some countries, when members of the royal families married, it was seen as a type of political contract between the countries. The kings could depend on each other to help in times of troubles and wars. So, Jehoshaphat had gotten himself and Judah entangled with evil Ahab and Israel. God sent a prophet to warn Jehsoshaphat not to go to war with Ahab, but Jehsoshaphat joined with Ahab anyway. Because of this, God became very angry with Jehoshaphat. God sent Jehu, the seer, to deliver the message about His anger and to tell Jehoshaphat that God still saw some good in him. When he heard this message, Jehoshaphat obviously repented and started, once again, to teach the people of Judah the correct ways of obeying and worshipping the true God of Judah. He had learned the lesson that God does not tolerate impurities in any form or fashion. God expects and deserves 100% commitment in our worship and in our lifestyles. We should not become entangled with the world or we will make bad decisions based on our commitments to the world instead of being free to worhsip God with holy hands lifted high.
Pozt 06-01-2016
Morning Meds (Take 1 each Morning with all the Prayer You Need) 