January 29, 2025, 1 Kings 22:41-53
January 29, 2025, 1 Kings 22:41-53
41 Jehoshaphat
the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king
of Israel. 42 Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old
when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His
mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. 43 He
walked in all the way of Asa his father. He did not turn aside from it, doing
what was right in the sight of the Lord.
Yet the high places were not taken away, and the people still sacrificed
and made offerings on the high places. 44 Jehoshaphat
also made peace with the king of Israel.
45 Now the
rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he showed, and how he
warred, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of
Judah? 46 And from the land he exterminated the
remnant of the male cult prostitutes who remained in the days of his
father Asa.
47 There
was no king in Edom; a deputy was king. 48 Jehoshaphat
made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they did not go,
for the ships were wrecked at Ezion-geber. 49 Then
Ahaziah the son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants go with your
servants in the ships,” but Jehoshaphat was not willing. 50 And
Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city
of David his father, and Jehoram his son reigned in his place.
51 Ahaziah
the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth
year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned two years over Israel. 52 He
did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and
walked in the way of his father and in the way of his mother and in the way of
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 53 He
served Baal and worshiped him and provoked the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger in every way that his
father had done.
Unfortunately, we see the
trend continuing as the kings were going their own way and again doing what was
evil in the sight of the Lord. We also
see the comment that Ahab’s son walked in the way of his father and
mother.
As parents we have a huge
responsibility to guide our children in the right way to go. I have heard parents say they wanted to let
their kids decide for themselves about God and didn’t want to influence
them. By not influencing our children
for God, we have influenced them for Satan.
When light is absent, the darkness overtakes us.
What children in your life
can you share the light of Jesus?
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