Listen to Truth
1 Kings 22
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| I pray blessings on you as you read. |
(v. 16) "The King said to him, 'How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?' " (v. 18) "The king said to Jehoshaphat, 'Didn't I tell you that he never prophesies anything good about me, but only bad?' " (v. 20) "And the Lord said, 'Who will entice Ahab into attacking Ramoth Gilead and going to his death there?' "
My Thoughts
Sometimes it's hard to hear the truth. No one wants to hear that something bad is going to happen to them or that they shouldn't do something that they want to do. I mean, it's your choice isn't it? No one has a right to tell you what you can or can't do, right? But wouldn't you rather hear the truth than hear just what you want to hear?
Ahab wanted to attack Ramoth Gilead and Jehoshaphat said that they should inquire of the Lord first. So Ahab got a bunch of prophets of Baal and they told him what he wanted to hear, that he should go because he would be victorious. Micaiah said otherwise, that Ahab was going to die if he went. But Ahab didn't listen. He wanted to do what he wanted to do and he just thought that Micaiah was saying bad things about him again.
Micaiah was telling the truth. Ahab died in battle by the random drawing of a bow. The truth may be hard to hear, but it is so much better than hearing lies that will make you happy until you realize you've been deceived. If people only lied to you, you would constantly be deceived by them and, while you may never really know, once it comes out, you are going to feel so betrayed.
However hard the truth is to hear, you should be listening to it rather the lies that make you feel good temporarily. lies will break you down in so many ways. Deception, betrayal, hurt, false hope, false confidence. The list could go on.
Lies build you up on an unstable foundation. Eventually, you will crumble and fall down and you will be left in ruins. Truth may break you down to begin with, but it rebuilds you on a much stronger and more stable foundation. That's the difference between lies and truth and what they do to us. Lies destroy, truth constructs and repairs.
Ahab wanted to attack Ramoth Gilead and Jehoshaphat said that they should inquire of the Lord first. So Ahab got a bunch of prophets of Baal and they told him what he wanted to hear, that he should go because he would be victorious. Micaiah said otherwise, that Ahab was going to die if he went. But Ahab didn't listen. He wanted to do what he wanted to do and he just thought that Micaiah was saying bad things about him again.
Micaiah was telling the truth. Ahab died in battle by the random drawing of a bow. The truth may be hard to hear, but it is so much better than hearing lies that will make you happy until you realize you've been deceived. If people only lied to you, you would constantly be deceived by them and, while you may never really know, once it comes out, you are going to feel so betrayed.
However hard the truth is to hear, you should be listening to it rather the lies that make you feel good temporarily. lies will break you down in so many ways. Deception, betrayal, hurt, false hope, false confidence. The list could go on.
Lies build you up on an unstable foundation. Eventually, you will crumble and fall down and you will be left in ruins. Truth may break you down to begin with, but it rebuilds you on a much stronger and more stable foundation. That's the difference between lies and truth and what they do to us. Lies destroy, truth constructs and repairs.
Prayer Time
Now you talk to God about what you read, and you can even read this chapter of the Bible for yourself before you do.
Let me know your thoughts on this reading as well.
Thank you for taking the time to read, I pray that what you have read blesses and inspires you! Godbless!
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