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“"I Hate Him"”
Categories: Daily Living“I Hate Him”
Jarrod Jacobs
In I Kings 22, we read that Kings Jehoshaphat and Ahab were uniting to fight Syria. When Jehoshaphat asked Ahab to consult Micaiah, the prophet of God, concerning this work, he refused at first saying, “I hate him” (I Kings 22:8). Ahab eventually had Micaiah imprisoned because he did not like the truth Micaiah spoke (I Kings 22:26-28).
Hating Micaiah did not change the truth. Ahab died that day, just as had been prophesied (I Kings 22:17, 37-38). Imprisoning Micaiah did not change the truth he spoke. The truth is the truth regardless of how men respond to it! Friends, when will we learn?
Just as the truth was spoken in the Old Testament, so also the truth is spoken in the New (Jn. 17:17). Acting like King Ahab and hating the messenger does not change the message (Gal. 4:16). God’s message is the same whether we are mad (II Kings 5:11), sad (Matt. 19:22), or glad (Acts 2:42)!
Therefore, the question is not, “Does God’s word make you mad?” It is, “Will you believe and obey what God has said?” Truly, faith and obedience to God’s message is what will save (Jn. 8:24; Heb. 5:9; Jas. 2:24-26). Do not turn away from the truth simply because it made you mad. Instead, examine your life and see why God’s truth would produce that response, and then repent while you can (Acts 17:30; II Cor. 6:2). Don’t be like Ahab and allow hatred to ruin you!
