2 Chronicles 18:8-27, "Whatever My God Says" - a podcast by Benjamin Glaser

Silence in many cases can be just as dangerous as speaking out in a sinful way. 

It is especially damaging when you have an opportunity to speak out against something you know is wrong, but for whatever reasons you decide to keep quiet so as not "ruin" whatever you have going on.

This is the sin of Jehoshaphat in the passage before us today. There is a great contrast between the boldness of Micaiah to speak the word of the LORD to Ahab and all who would listen, and then face the consequences for doing so. All the while what did Jehoshaphat do to help the man of God in his day of trial? Nothing. He just sat there in his comfy chair and contentment and allowed Micaiah to be slapped and tossed in prison.



The days in which we live are not a time to be like Jehoshaphat in this portion of Scripture. The Church has a duty and a responsibility to speak the truth to a culture which has accepted a lie and attempts to shut down the preaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ. But what will we value more? This call to biblical fidelity or will we be like Jehoshaphat and hope that being not seen will allow us to go unnoticed and unchallenged by the world?



It is easy to want to be like Joshua and say, "But as for me and my house we will serve the LORD!", but are we willing to become uncomfortable and lose favor with friends and wider society to do so? For the church our only hope in this fight is to remember what Micaiah says, "Therefore, hear the word of the LORD..." and speak this with boldness in the knowledge that our future is secure in the salvation we have received through Christ. What can this world do to us?

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