June 11

I read this and think, that is a lot of killing! I look at it from the perspective of a 21st century American though. It wasn’t that long ago that the world was conquered by the shedding of blood, empires were built and kings were overthrown. The one thing that hasn’t changed is that the Word of the Lord will come to fruition. Whether it is because there is a king (you and me) that knows the Word of God and brings it to fruition with great effort, (like the killing of Ahab’s family), or the Lord performs is himself, (like the devouring of the body of Jezebel), it will happen!

The thing I get from a reading like today is that God is serious about purging evil from his people. He was serious in all of the law that we have read and He was serious about the kings who lead his people into idolatry and He is still serious today! We know that there is a serious violence that is happening in the spirit realm right now! Violence is a way of life for us who call themselves Christians. These passages illustrate that violence against whatever in my life that causes me to turn to anything but the Lord (idolatry) is warranted. I cannot caudle things in my life that take me away from the Lord, I must kill them without hesitation! We are in a battle, not just for our lives, but for the lives of those around us! That is our reality! God help me to be a zealous warrior for you!

If I may make an observation that God has given me. The devil has gone after men and emasculated them by various means. One of the reasons for this is because he (satan) wants to take the fight out of the man. He doesn’t want any men like Jehu around because they are a huge threat to do real harm to his dominion.