I’ve always found Chapter 3 of 2 Kings to be so thought provoking. I’ve heard different explanations, but what I feel the Lord has been speaking to me on this the past couple of months may provide further insight. Jehoram, son of Ahab, king of Samaria, had enlisted the help of Edom and Judah in fighting against rebellious Moab. Jehoshaphat, as King of Judah, asked if there was a prophet of the Lord near that they could inquire of. So, they inquired of Elisha, who told Jehoram to go inquire of the prophets of his father, Ahab, who had not followed the Lord. Elisha finally said that were it not for the presence of Jehoshaphat, he would not even give them notice. So, Elisha asked for a musician to play and the hand of the Lord came upon him and he prophesied a vivid picture of destruction for Moab. The king of Moab finally saw the battle was too fierce for him to prevail, so he took his eldest son who would reign in his place and offered him up to his gods upon a wall for all Israel to see. There was such great indignation to this horrendous act that Israel departed back to their own land. This army prevailing against Moab had just stood in the counsel of God’s prophet, Elisha. What happened that their faith in God was so lacking when confronted with this evil seen by the sacrifice to the forces of darkness? How intense was the power of this demonic release that it caused them to be so overcome?
What I’ve heard spiritually is that we, too, have given ear to that which is diametrically opposed to the teachings of Christ. There are those who have opened themselves to another voice, both knowingly and unknowingly. This has caused them to depart from the path that is narrow and righteous to follow that which leads only to destruction. So many call evil good and good evil. Darkness and light have no true line of demarcation. True counsel of the Lord is cast off. And lack of knowledge in His ways causes many to go into captivity to the fleshly pleasing entity they worship which leads only to death. The Apostle Paul was quite clear when he warned in Romans 10:12 & 21, “Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall,” and “You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons.” Yet that is what is being done. Man, even demonically flawed men, are deified. One example was a church in Las Vegas, Nevada that had Donald Trump as a guest. Someone said that it was the most amazing thing that had ever happened in that church other than giving your life to the Lord. This sentiment makes me want to turn away and just allow that unrighteous utterance to cause despair. But I cannot allow that. I must stand and having done all, stand. We are truly wrestling against principalities and powers of darkness. An ever increasing evil. Yet this church is like many who worship that which has no part in Him.
I feel as if that evil sacrifice done by the King of Edom has been imitated and reproduced in our day. This started years ago and was allowed to reproduce. True prophetic voices like Elisha were ignored. The prophets, like those of Ahab and Jehoram, were invited in. And misdirection and that which was almost true became accepted. Money for a word became commonplace. Aligning the church with government to increase power became the norm. How many woes are listed in His word for those who seek gain unjustly and will distort the word of the Lord for profit? Yet they do not fear. But we must seek to hear as never before. “Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding. But what is in the heart of fools is made known.” (Proverbs 14:33) You see that demonic voice has said we don’t really have to love the Lord with ALL our heart, ALL our soul, ALL our strength, and ALL our mind. And that we MUST love our neighbor as ourselves. We can’t adjust the depths of that meaning. It’s not OK to change the meaning of rights that we say are God given like the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Especially if it allows us to shackle those who we want power over or wish to disenfranchise. Racism and anti-semitism so long festering beneath the ground is allowed to be watered and sprout anew. When the Apostles at times had differences, one thing they always agreed upon was taking care of the poor. Bible white out has taken care of that problem. And in its place, that money goes to special interests and pastor palaces. The voice of that demonic sacrifice has set us on a course of autocratic destruction. Trust in the promise of a man/men that allows us to be comfortable in a path that leads to a path of promised judgement by the Lord. “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.” (Proverbs 16:25)
We must press in as never before. There is a demonic force that has been released today that is eerily reminiscent of that which the king of Moab displayed by his hellish sacrifice of his son to the forces of darkness. And this same evil power touches every facet of our lives from home, church, and government. So, we must be ever vigilant in paying no heed to the voices that do not align with that which Christ spoke. “Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the traditions of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.” (Colossians 2:8) The prophet Jeremiah said we are witnesses against ourselves. And Joshua said that even the stones will be a witness against us for they heard the very words the Lord spoke. Sobering. Blessings.
Stand My Watch 