2 Chronicles 19-20 What Now?

Upon Jehoshaphat's return from Israel, Jehu asked him pointblank:  "Why did you help evil people?  WHY do you LOVE those who HATE the Lord?  THAT is the reason the Lord is ANGRY with you."

The armies of Ammon, Moab, and Edom began to advance on Judah.  Jehoshaphat knew better than to defend Judah with only his army.  He prayed, "We have no power against this large army that is attacking us.  We don't know WHAT to do, so we look to YOU for help."

A prophet responded, "The battle is not yours.  It is God's."  God had promised Israel His hand of protection for centuries if they would humble themselves before Him and obey His commands.  Now that they HAD, He went to work.  The three nations fought against each other, destroying themselves!

I keep going back to that first quote that caught my eye -- "Why do you HELP evil people?  Why do you LOVE those who HATE the Lord?"  In light of everything happening in the world today, are WE doing the same thing?  We cannot help ourselves by trying to make friends with those opposing us who do NOT love the Lord.  If we TRY, we are doing the SAME thing that Jehoshaphat did.  History will repeat itself again.

Father, give us wisdom as a nation.  We've gotten too politically correct for our own good.  Show us those who bring harm on us.  Show us those we should ally with.  BE our vision, Father.

Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford