Repetition

2 Chronicles 18:7

'The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the Lord, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me, but always bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.”

“The king should not say that,” Jehoshaphat replied.'

Andy's part:

If you keep getting the same message from God wherever you go, definitely heed it. If He consistently tells you you're not right, you're wrong.

Catherine's part:

Don't be so quick to assume that what someone else has to say about you is proof of their bad character. If they are a man or woman of God their reprimand could be from Him. The King of Israel decided to hate Micaiah for prophesying against him, instead of looking to God to help him correct his ways.

Later in the chapter we read more about Micaiah the prophet of the Lord. He is the only prophet who speaks the truth, and is punished for it. Following God can be hard. Sometimes we are reprimanded for doing wrong, like Andy said, and some are punished for doing right, like Micaiah. But God is always with us, and that makes the hard times bearable.

What do you think of this verse?