December 2, 2025

ASK THE LORD TODAY

3 Kingdoms 22:5 (1 Kings 22:5)

Also Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Ask the Lord today.”

Personal Challenge

This is how it is done. Israel and Judah have been split into two kingdoms for a while now. Each kingdom had their own king as well as many shared enemies around them that took turns attacking them. It had been three years of peace with Syria but it looked like that was coming to an end. Ahab, a very corrupt and contentious ruler, asked Jehoshaphat to join him in an attack on Syria. Jehoshaphat, the ruler of Judah, acknowledged that the Israelites and the Judites were one people and that, of course, he wanted to support his kinsmen. But he chooses to seek God’s guidance first. True leadership always submits to God and seeks His will in all decisions. We have come to a point in our society where every lender believes they are god and should have the say in what to do. This will always result in failed actions. Lord, have mercy! Lord, have mercy! Lord, have mercy!