Now it happened, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, "Is it peace, Jehu?" So he answered, "What peace, as long as the harlotries of your mother Jezebel and her witchcraft are so many?"
(2Ki 9:22)
Peace… we spend a lot of time talking about it in the world today, but I think that many of us have no understanding at all of what it is. Three times we see the question asked of Jehu, “is it peace?” The Idea is, “what brings you here, is it peace you bring, or is it the sword?” The definition of peace is a freedom from disturbance, a state of tranquility. In essence Jehu is being asked, “are you here to rock the boat?”
Jehu’s response this third time is awesome… he points out what is really rocking the boat. The peace they were experiencing was a FALSE PEACE; they may have been getting along with each other, but their relationship with God was on ROCKY GROUND. Jezebel had brought wicked idolatry as had never been seen before into the
So where are you at today? Are you looking for false peace in your life, dreaming of happy trails and smooth sailing; while your life is not at peace with God? The only way to be at peace with God is to have a life that conforms to God’s will. He never changes, He never falters. It isn’t God who is AGAINST us, but it is us who pit ourselves against him. We can cry out for peace till we are blue in the face, but it will never be a real peace if it doesn’t grow out of a right relationship with God. Jehu wasn’t afraid to rock the boat… it needed to be rocked!
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