27 Aug 2009

2 Kings Chapter 3

Obedience and full obedience
Choosing God and choosing the world

The chapter began with a description of King Jehoram of Israel. He was v2 He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, though not like his father and mother, for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made. 3 Nevertheless, he clung to the sin of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin; he did not depart from it.

Basically, not a fully obedience king to God, despite what he had done, he was still considered evil in the sight of the Lord.

When he went out to war, his army ran out of water. What would you expect the outcome? Unlike his father Ahaziah, who seek not the God of Israel but foreign god, King Jehoram did not seek foreign god. BUT neither did he seek the God of Israel. This reflect his obedience and his trust in the Lord. v10 Then the king of Israel said, “Alas! The Lord has called these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab.”

Fortunately for him, someone in his company knew how to seek the Lord, the King of Judah, v11 And Jehoshaphat said, “Is there no prophet of the Lord here, through whom we may inquire of the Lord?”

Choose the right company - worldly versus godly. Choose the right standard and value, the world versus God.

I remembered as I started off II, I asked the Lord for priestly counsel. Least of all I have these men whom can ask God for His direction and plan of action, that I may not be able to hear.

Our state of obedience reflect our reactions to situation, but our full obedience showed our actions toward God plan. When we are fully obedience to God, when He give the words, the plan that even it sound impossible, we act. But when our obedience is not "full", we only react. God cannot called us for any action. When face with a situation, we then remembered God and seek Him. As a result, we are reactive.

Lord I pray, as you continue to speak to me about full obedience, that I may be one to fully obey you and trust and fear you.