“But Eliezer…prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, ‘Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the Lord has destroyed your works.’ Then the ships were wrecked, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish.”
2 Chronicles 20:36-37 (NLT)

FEBRUARY 21 - If the Bible tells us that King Jehoshaphat did what was pleasing in the sight of the Lord, why then did the Lord destroy his works? It would seem that God would bless Jehoshaphat for his sake, even though the man with whom he went into business was wicked. But no, the opposite actually occurred. The Lord destroyed the work of that good man because he partnered himself with a wicked man. The Mosaic Law taught the Jews and the rest of the world how to live. Cautioning them not to partner with their pagan neighbors, the high-level sanitary code under which the Hebrews dwelled spared them from many a plague. The law additionally employed an elevated standard of integrity, wisely forbidding partnerships, marriages, and worship with iniquitous associations of the foolish, heathen societies surrounding Israel. Whenever they faltered and sought wrong associations, destruction was never far behind.

This challenges much of what has been taught in Christendom over the past several decades. We have believed that God accepts us no matter who we choose as our friends and partners.

Unfortunately, that way of thinking is erroneous, and that very mindset was held by some of our ancient Hebrew ancestors. In reality, there truly are people God does not want to bless—those who stubbornly reject the principles of His written Word. No matter who we are, we cannot, and will not, survive the partnership of a wrong relationship when we willfully choose to do so.

Daily Confession

Father, I thank You that as I walk closely with wise people I myself become wise. I therefore refuse to associate with fools knowing destruction is near.

Day 21: Audio Confession

Family Scripture Reading

2 Corinthians 1

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