2 Kings 3:4-8 ESV

4 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he had to deliver to the king of Israel 100,000 lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams. 5 But when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. 6 So King Jehoram marched out of Samaria at that time and mustered all Israel. 7 And he went and sent word to Jehoshaphat king of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to battle against Moab?” And he said, “I will go. I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.” 8 Then he said, “By which way shall we march?” Jehoram answered, “By the way of the wilderness of Edom.”

9 So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom. And when they had made a circuitous march of seven days, there was no water for the army or for the animals that followed them. 10 Then the king of Israel said, “Alas! The Lord has called these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab.” 11 And Jehoshaphat said, “Is there no prophet of the Lord here, through whom we may inquire of the Lord?” Then one of the king of Israel's servants answered, “Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.” 12 And Jehoshaphat said, “The word of the Lord is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.

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4 Si Mesha na hari ng Moab ay nagpapalahi ng mga tupa. Siya'y nagbubuwis sa hari ng Israel ng isandaang libong tupa, at ng balahibo ng isandaang libong kordero. 5 Ngunit nang mamatay si Ahab, ang hari ng Moab ay naghimagsik laban sa hari ng Israel. 6 Kaya't si Haring Jehoram ay lumabas sa Samaria nang panahong iyon, at tinipon ang buong Israel. 7 Sa kanyang paghayo ay nagsugo siya kay Jehoshafat na hari ng Juda, na sinasabi, “Ang hari ng Moab ay naghimagsik laban sa akin. Sasama ka ba sa akin upang labanan ang Moab?” At kanyang sinabi, “Sasama ako; ako'y gaya mo, ang aking bayan ay parang iyong bayan, ang aking mga kabayo ay parang iyong mga kabayo.” 8 At kanyang sinabi, “Saan tayo dadaan?” At siya'y sumagot, “Sa daan ng ilang ng Edom.”

A NEGLECT TO PRAY.

When Ahab died, King Mesha of Moab, a vassal kingdom to Israel, rebelled. King Jehoram, Ahab’s son and successor, prepared the kingdom to fight against Moab. He invited King Jehoshaphat of Judah to fight with him. And Jehoshaphat immediately agreed, saying, “I will go. I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.” Previously, Jehoshapat was very concerned to ask ‘the counsel of the Lord’ when he helped Ahab to fight against the Syrians.[See 1 kings 22:5] He neglected to pray. He even resorted to tactics right away with Jehoram. [v.8]

we should involve God in our planning and making decisions, should we not? It was Solomon who said;

“The heart of man plans his way,
but the Lord establishes his steps.”[Prov 16:9]
Solomon added; “There is a way that seems right to a man,
but its end is the way to death.[Prov 16:25]

You are may be facing a crossroad today. And, you’ve got to make a big decision. Don’t just trust your guts and neglect to pray. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.” [Prov 3:5-6]

God will guide us a step at a time. As the psalmist David said, “The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way.”[Psa 37:23]. Seeking His guidance does make us wise to avoid pitfalls. It was AJ Gordon who said, “You can do more than pray after you have prayed; but you can never do more than pray until you have prayed.”

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