Good Morning Friends,
“So the king of Israel brought together the
prophets — about four hundred men — and asked them, ‘Shall I go to war against
Ramoth Gilead, or shall I refrain?’ ‘Go,’ they answered, ‘for the Lord will
give it into the king’s hand.’” (1 Kings 22:6)
It seemed like the prophets gave a clear answer
… 400 religious men who agreed that God would give victory to Ahab. But there
was one more prophet to consult … a man by the name of Micaiah. Here was Micaiah
word:
“Then Micaiah answered, ‘I saw all Israel
scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd, and the LORD said, “These
people have no master. Let each one go home in peace.’”” (1 Kings 22:17)
So, who would you believe, the 400 prophets who
said what you wanted to hear or the one contrarian who spoke the opposite word?
Ahab believed the 400. “So the king of Israel
and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead.” (1 Kings 22:29)
And the result … The king of Israel died in the
battle and the army of Israel was defeated and scattered. It was just as
Micaiah had predicted. The 400 prophets were wrong and the one prophet was
right.
The majority doesn’t always have the right
answer. In fact, the majority is often wrong. The point is not that we should
take a vote and do what the majority think is best, but that we should be
careful to discern the voice and direction of the Lord. 400 men speaking on their
own have absolutely no wisdom when compared to one man speaking for God.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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