POWER AND GLORY (PART 9).

JANUARY 14TH.

TEXT: 2 Chronicles 19:1-3, 20:1, 20 King James Version (KJV)

19 And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.

² And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the Lord.

³ Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.

20 It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.

²⁰ And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.

Some times in life, our association with a soul that is out of favour with God may become the breeding ground for certain misfortunes in our lives. This is the reason why we need to consider our decisions seriously before we step out to act. A careful study of this story will reveal to you that it was after Jehoshaphat returned safely from Ramoth-gilead, that things began to go from bad to worse for him. This was when a seer came to him and told him God’s wrath was against him because he helped the ungodly. Do not associate with those who are insolent against God, if you do, you will get into trouble. It was because Jehoshaphat aligned with Ahab who had no fear for God that three nations came against him in battle. Nothing just happens.

Some of us are suffering because of the associations we have entered into, or the allies we keep. Cut off any serious relationship with people who do not love the Lord, otherwise you will attract the judgement of God upon your work or business. I am not saying that you should not talk with or treat them like a plague. Just do all you can to get yourself out of error, for in the place of error you cannot walk in true Power and Glory. Those who walk in error will certainly go down.