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Honey From The Rock
Psalm 81:16

"Sweet Stuff From God's Word"

A daily Bible study with Victor Knowles
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Helping the Enemy

This entry was posted on 09-16-2006 and is filed under Devotional.

"Then Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned safely to his house in Jerusalem. And Jehu...went out to meet him, and said to King Jehoshaphat, 'Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord?'" (2 Chronicles 19:1,2 NKJV).

Jehoshaphat had formed an alliance with Ahab, a truly wicked king. They went into battle together and Ahab was killed. When Jehoshaphat returned from battle, he was met with this message spoken by the prophet Jehu – "Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord?"

Now that is a good question for us to ponder this day! Take movies and videos produced in Hollywood. Precious few exalt Christ or Christianity. Should we "help the wicked" by boosting box office sales with our attendance? There is little love for Jesus in Hollywood? Should we "love those who hate the Lord" – mocking, defaming, even taking His name in vain? Jehu closed his message to the king with these words, "Behave courageously, and the Lord will be with the good" (v. 11). It's time for us to do the same.

Prayer/Song: Lord Jesus, I long to be perfectly whole; I want Thee forever to live in my soul; break down every idol, cast out every foe; now wash me and I shall be whiter than snow. (James Nicholson)