Day 164

1 Kings 22:41-50; 2 Kings 1:1-18; 3:1-27; 8:16-22; 2 Chronicles 20:31-37; 21:1-7. “What If He’s Too Quiet?”

God had been put on the back burner.  
Ahaziah, Ahab’s son, barely made it over one year reigning as king.  After falling in his palace, he was seriously injured.  So, he sent messengers to the temple of Baal-zebub.  This god was thought to possess supernatural power and the power of prophecy.  Needless to say, that idea didn’t work.  Instead, the Almighty God of Israel who truly possesses supernatural powers and the power of prophecy sent a message through His messenger, Elijah.
God’s message to King Ahaziah was one of condemnation for choosing to seek answers from idols, from gods who could not do a single thing.  Ahaziah ignored God and looked elsewhere.
It’s obvious Ahaziah chose foolishly to look elsewhere for answers.  However, I was pondering the times we may have the tendency to look elsewhere for answers.  I’d ask you to ponder this: If God is quiet do you look elsewhere?  We may not have put Him on the back burner, but if we don’t hear from Him quickly do we look somewhere else?

General Questions for each day:
Summarize the day’s Bible passage in your own words.
What thoughts, actions, attitudes or beliefs are addressed in the passage?
How is the Holy Spirit leading you to apply this passage to your life today?