“Avoid Jehoshaphat’s Mistake – Part 1”
Tuesday, August 27, 2024Key Verse
“Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab.” 2 Chronicles 18:1
Text — 2 Chronicles 18:1-6
Message
Jehoshaphat ha d riches and honour in abundance because he served God and obeyed His commandments like David. Anybody who serves God and walks in His righteous way will enjoy unlimited success. Unfortunately, Jehoshaphat went into friendship with the wicked King Ahab. He became close to him and agreed to go to war with him. God was not happy with the attitude of King Jehoshaphat because God expected him, as a righteous king, to separate himself from the wicked and evil Ahab. We can be friends to our school mates, people in our community, but not to the extent of joining their evil deeds.
We should be careful in our relationship with anyone who has made himself or herself an enemy of God like King Ahab. When God has made us successful in life, we should serve Him the more and reject anything He hates.
Further Reading
2 Chronicles 18:28-34
Prayer for today
God, please help me to serve You more and remain separate from evil.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
