Day 148: 1 Kings 22, 2 Chronicles 18-20

Ahab, king of Israel, hadn't listened to a prophet of God in a long time. He had surrounded himself with "prophets" who told him what he wanted to hear. Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, came to talk to Ahab about a common enemy in hopes of getting the 2 nations to work together to take care of the problem. Ahab's "prophets" were very supportive of Ahab's intentions...

But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no longer a prophet of the LORD here whom we can inquire of?”
     The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one prophet through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me, but always bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” (1 Kings 22:7-8)

I have to admit that I'm like that too often...but I need to learn to listen and learn from people who don't necessarily see things the same way I do. Particularly if that person is God.