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Brendaonline.com 19   King Jehoshaphat of Judah returned to his home in Jerusalem in peace. Jehoshaphat did not seek God's permission to go to King Ahab.  It had been years since he saw him and he decided to take a trip that almost cost him his life.  Asa is dead and Jehoshaphat is home, having almost lost his life.  When God tells you to seek him, he meant in everything.  Jehoshaphat's father Asa, programmed God and ended his life without a close or any relationship with God.  We need God's results in all we do.  When is it safe not to seek God?  If you are breathing, we must seek him daily.  We seek God in his Word.  Where ever we are in the Word, we will find our assignment.  When we consistently seek his Word, we will develop habits that reflect him.  Jehoshaphat married Asa's daughter.  Sometimes we feel because we are family, we don't have to talk to God.  God does not want us to familiarize ourselves with anyon...

Brendaonline.com Jehoshaphat’s Alliance with Ahab 18  Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and he made an alliance with Ahab through marriage. [ a ] Because Jehoshaphat was established by God, he had more than enough to stay afloat.  Jehoshaphat connected with  Ahab, a man who many/most times was found dishonoring God and His Word.  Jehoshaphat's son married Ahab's daughter. God will establish you by funding your project. When you have God as an investor or someone who will sponsor you, you have everything you will need to stay in business. 2  Then, after some years, he went down to visit Ahab in Samaria. Ahab slaughtered many sheep, goats, and cattle for him and for the people who were with him, and he persuaded him to attack Ramoth-gilead,  Jehoshaphat went down to visit Ahab, his son's father-in-law.  Ahab made a feast for Jehoshaphat and those that traveled with him.  Ahab asked Jehoshaphat to attack Ramoth-gilead. Ramoth-gi...

Brendaonline.com Judah’s King Jehoshaphat 17  His son Jehoshaphat became king in his place and strengthened himself against Israel.  Asa is dead.  Jehoshaphat, Asa's son is now king in his place.  Jehoshaphat came in and exercised his authority.  He knew that Israel gave his father problems, so he built what was needed to physically keep Israel from attacking Judah. 2  He stationed troops in every fortified city of Judah and set garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured. Every place that Asa captured, Jehoshaphat put soldiers to protect and military equipment to secure safety in the city. Jehoshaphat was a new king, however, Jehoshaphat knew the problems Judah faced.  Jehoshaphat knew that Judah needed organization.  He did not secure a position and wait for others to recognize him as king by giving him a parade and suiting him with clothes and things.  He saw that the people needed...

Brendaonline.com Revival under Asa 15  The Spirit of God came on Azariah son of Oded.  God uses people who are not well known or who may not be mentioned but once in His Word. 2  So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Asa and all Judah and Benjamin, hear me. The  Lord  is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.  The prophet Azariah announced a clear understanding of how God runs his house.  If you seek God he will not hide from you.  He is not distant, busy, or unreachable.  He can be found.  He is not lost as in missing. He is where he said he was but only available to those who are in a sincere search of Him.  However, if you abandon him, he will be abandon by you. God does not leave us.  We leave him.  Hosea is a good example of a husband never leaving his wife no matter how he was treated.  To be abandon by God means you...