Seek God

6But Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not here another prophet of the Lord of whom we may inquire?” 7And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the Lord, Micaiah the son of Imlah; but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but always evil.” And Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say so.” 2 Chronicles 18:6,7
Jehoshaphat is now King of Judah and Ahab King of Israel. They have an alliance together and God has been blessing Jehoshaphat because he has been following the Lord God, but Ahab has followed other gods. Ahab is wanting to go to war and wants Jehoshaphat to go with him. Jehoshaphat wants to inquire of the Lord God first.   All of Ahab's prophets prophesied good that they would be successful. But Micaiah the prophet of the Lord God prophesied evil concerning this battle.  They go to battle and Ahab disguises himself. As the battle progresses, Ahab is shot with an arrow and is propped up in his chariot, but dies from his wound that evening. Jehoshaphat is spared. Micaiah had prophesied that the Lord sent a lying spirit to speak through Ahab's prophets to entice Ahab to go to battle so the Lord could take him. Ahab did not like Micaiah's prophesied and had him thrown into prison until he was to return. Micaiah told him that the Lord had not told him he would return. It is good to inquire of God for direction in all that we do.  Jehoshaphat survived this battle and God protected him because Jehoshaphat had followed the Lord God as his ancestor David had.  God desires us to follow him only and does not want us to go to other mediums for direction.  We have the privilege of going to God directly for ourselves. We do not need to go through a prophet but since Jesus came we can seek God for ourselves. God bless, LVZ.