Proud people amplify themselves not others. I Corinthians 1:31 tells us that no flesh should glory in His presence.
Last week, we looked at Elijah's great victory and then his fearful response to Jezebel's threats. God gives him 3 steps to help him out:
1. Get up
2. Get back
3. Get busy
Elijah handles one of his assignments, but the other two were completed by Elisha. Rather than go himself to anoint Jehu as king, Elisha sends someone. (II Kings 9) From this passage, we learned a number of things about Jehu:
1. He hangs out with people who mock the prophets of God.
2. He receives the word of the Lord and immediately sets out to obey by killing the members of the house of Ahab.
3. He instructs people to throw Jezebel out of a tower. Afterward, he sends others to bury her because she's the daughter of a king. He quotes a prophetic word that the dogs will eat her, but still orders her burial. This shows he operates on emotion rather than on the word of the Lord.
4. In II Kings 10:16 - He's talking to someone and says, "Come see my zeal for the Lord." Jehu is zealous for his works, but not as zealous for the Lord.
When the disciples came back to Jesus, rejoicing that even demons obeyed them, Jesus told them to rejoice that their names were written in heaven.
5. Jehu was fearless. Many people who serve God day and night, but they do not focus on their relationship with Him. People will know you by your fruit (character) not by your works.
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