19:1-20:37
- ‘I have the desire to do what is good , but I cannot carry it out...
When I want to do good, evil is right there with me’ (Romans 7:18,21).
In 19:2-3, we see the two sides of Jehoshaphat. In his heart, he wanted
to do God’s will, seeking and serving Him. Sadly, however, he did not
always follow the promptings of God’s Spirit. He allowed himself to be
influenced by ‘those who hate the Lord’. The godly side of Jehoshaphat -
‘O Lord... our eyes are upon You’ - was in conflict with his sinful
side - ‘Jehoshaphat... made an alliance with Ahaziah... who was guilty
of wickedness’ (20:5-12,35). ‘The desires of the flesh... and the
desires of the Spirit... are opposed to each other...’. ‘Live by the
Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature’
(Galatians 5:16-17). May God help us to live His way.
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