Read: 1 Kings 22; 2 Chron. 18
Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, was the son of Asa and he was a good king. Ahab, king of Israel was a bad king. Ahab bought Jehoshaphat’s friendship with sheep and oxen and persuaded him to go to war against the Syrians to win back Ramoth-gilead. Ahab asked his 400 false prophets if they would win and they all told him what he wanted to hear. Jehoshaphat asked to hear from a prophet of God which meant they would have to ask Micaiah. Micaiah was a true prophet of God who had prophesied against Ahab many times before and Ahab didn’t want to ask him but Jehoshaphat insisted.
They even told Micaiah what he should say. He did just that but he must have said it sarcastically because Ahab saw right through it. He asked for the truth and when Micaiah gave it to him, Ahab threw Micaiah into prison. He prophesied that Israel would not win and that Ahab would fall in battle.
That is exactly what happened and God spared Jehoshaphat.
Prophets in the Old Testament gave the word of God at the expense of their own lives. They loved not their life unto death. It reminds me of what we are suppose to be…a living sacrifice. When we became Christians we gave up our lives and through baptism we were buried with Christ and raised to reign with Him. It is a great privilege to suffer for the kingdom of God because great will be our reward.
Lord, help us to see how temporary our lives are and how glorious it is to live for You. Let our lives be a living sacrifice to
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