By Lisa Wilmore
Scripture: …“‘What should we do?’ the king of Israel cried out. ‘The Lord has brought the three of us here to let the king of Moab defeat us!’ But King Jehoshaphat of Judah asked, ‘Is there no prophet of the Lord with us? If there is, we can ask the Lord what to do…’” (2 Kings 3:10–12 NLT).
Dear Hearts,
I thank God for you today. Thank God for Jesus Christ, our Everlasting, Eternal, and Endless Savior, who is our reigning Redeemer.
Sometimes we find ourselves not knowing what to do in certain circumstances. Have you ever been in situations that required a solution, yet you had no clear answer? In those moments, I want to remind you that “we can ask the Lord what to do.” After spending some set apart time in prayer, I began to bring a list of people and situations before God. Of course, we pray daily, but there comes a time when everything and everyone else must be turned off so we can truly hear from Him.
We should never make God an afterthought, yet sometimes we forget that we should go to Him first and not last. When you spend time with God in prayer, things begin to look clearer. There is a sense of peace that comes, even when the answer does not come immediately. Still, there is the assurance that God is already working things out. The Rev. Dr. Jacquelyn Simmons taught me not to say, “It’s going to be alright,” but rather, “It is alright.”
In 2 Kings 3 (NLT), I pause to reflect on this chapter where war breaks out between Israel and Moab. Throughout history, wars have been declared, battles fought, and victories won, yet even today wars continue in many forms.
In this biblical account, Israel calls upon Judah and Edom to join them against Moab. Although these are separate nations, they are still connected through family lineage.
After the death of King Ahab, King Mesha of Moab stopped paying tribute to Israel. In response to this negligent, the king formed an alliance with his “brother” nations and went to battle. However, the issue was not only the conflict itself, but that they moved forward without seeking God first.
In fact, it was in a wilderness without water that King Jehoshaphat asked about a prophet of the Lord, saying that if there was one, “we can ask the Lord what to do” (2 Kings 3:11 NLT).
When we do not know what to do, we can ask the Lord what to do; however, we must be careful never to make Him an afterthought. Every decision, burden, and battle should be brought before Him in prayer as we seek His guidance before we move forward.
Whether our hearts are heavy, our minds are unclear, or our situations feel beyond our control, the Lord still invites us to seek Him first and ask Him what to do.
Jesus Saves!
