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Ahab

Today’s Reading: 1 Kings 20:1-29

Focal Verse: 1 Kings 20:13

Suddenly a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel, saying, “Thus says the LORD: “Have you seen all this great multitude? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand today, and you shall know that I am the LORD”.

Let’s look at Ahab’s track record up to this point. He worshipped Baal and built an altar for Baal (1 Kings 16:31-32). He allowed his wife to kill the prophets of God (1 Kings 18:13). In fact, 1 Kings 16:33b says, “Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him”.

So why didn’t God allow Ben-Hadad to defeat Ahab? As He says in verse 13 to Ahab, “Behold, I will deliver it into your hand today, and you shall know that I am the Lord”.

God reveals Himself to each of us so that we may have the opportunity to accept or reject Him – even a nasty, mean fellow like Ahab.

Ahab rejected God’s grace. What will you do?

Thank God for revealing Himself to you.

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