November 27, 2025

We must be careful with whom we align ourselves. Jehoshaphat made an agreement with Ahab for his son Joram to marry Ahab and Jezebel’s daughter, Athaliah. He must have thought that his son should marry a king’s daughter, even though Ahab was not a son of David and was a usurper to the throne. Ahab wanted Jehoshaphat to help him go to war to recover Ramoth-gilead from the Syrians. They inquired of the fake prophets of Ahab, but Jehoshaphat wanted him to ask one of the Lord’s prophets; however, Ahab hated him because he never prophesied good for him. He was right, because when you are bad, you only get dire prophecies. The Lord’s prophet, Micaiah, in so many words, told him he would die in battle. Ahab put him in prison.  Ahab devised a plan: he would dress as a soldier, while Jehoshaphat would wear kingly robes. Jehoshaphat should have been suspicious of a plan coming from Ahab since he was a good-for-nothing scoundrel, but he wasn’t, and when the Syrian king sent his men to kill King Ahab, they thought Jehoshaphat was him. Jehoshaphat cried out to the Lord, and He saved him. However, the Syrians did kill Ahab, and the prophet Micaiah’s prediction came true. 

We must be careful. There are scoundrels out there hoping to take advantage of our godly nature; we must always be aware of the character of those we deal with and use our best judgment when we align with others. Remember, just because someone calls themselves a Christian doesn’t mean they are holy. They may be the devil in disguise. Pray and listen to the Holy Spirit, especially when he gives you a check in your spirit about someone’s intentions. God admonished Jehoshaphat for aligning with such a scoundrel. 

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and will go to the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went to the battle. 2 Chronicles18:29