1 Kings 22:8
"And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so."
Do I love truth? No matter where it comes from, no matter what it says about me, no matter what it may change in my life, no matter how uncomfortable it may make me, do I love truth no matter what?
Ahab didn't hate Micaiah because he lied or cheated. Ahab despised this prophet because Ahab didn't like what Micaiah had to say, because it made Ahab uncomfortable. No one likes to hear bad things about themselves, no one likes to hear that evil is coming because of sin. But when the truth is painful, it is often when we need it the most.
Do I love truth, no matter what?
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