June 28

1 Kings 22; 2 Chronicles 18
Ahab didn’t like Micaiah because he didn’t prophesy the way he wanted him to, so he had Micaiah put into prison and ignored the truth of his prophecy.  Isn’t this what many do?  If the preacher doesn’t preach as they like, they reject him and the truth he brings.  I remember an older preacher once telling me that he agreed with a lot of the controversial beliefs I taught, but he wouldn’t teach them, because churches would not hire him to come and preach for them.  He was wise in knowing what would be rejected, however, he was also to be pitied because he refrained from teaching the truth.  There are a number of Christian folk today who reject certain parts of the Bible because it doesn’t fit in with what they want to believe or practice.  I have found this to be true concerning abortion and homosexuality.  In an online discussion, a young woman who ministers at her local church told me that the Bible was written by men, for men.  Therefore, she rejected its teachings against homosexuality, and chose to follow her own feelings instead.  There are a lot of Ahabs in the world today.  Let’s choose to not be one of them, but rather to follow the truth of God’s word, even when it goes against popular opinion.