2 Chronicles 21

And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, for he had the daughter of Ahab as a wife; and he did evil in the sight of the LORD. Yet the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that He had made with David, and since He had promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons forever.

(2Ch 21:6-7)

Jehoram had a great family, a great father, and was surrounded by great opportunity. The question I want to ask is, “What happened”? We read here in verse 6 that the problem came from his marriage to Ahab’s daughter. He brought a woman into his home that did not fear God, and did not walk in his ways, and the affect was astounding.

We all know that the Bible teaches that believers and unbelievers shouldn’t marry one another. The scriptures call it being “unequally yoked”. A yoke is the wooden piece that they use to connect a team of mules, horses or oxen together to do work. If you paired a mule and an ox together, you would have an UNEQUAL YOKE. The different heights would make it nearly impossible to accomplish any work. This is what happens when a Christian marries a Non-Christian… they aren’t the same, and so they can’t work together properly.

You might say, “So what”, I’m 15 and not getting married for a long time, and I already know all of this. Guess what, marriage isn’t the only way to be unequally yoked. We need to choose our friends wisely, especially those we spend a lot of time with. Jehovah’s relationship with this woman led to his spiritual destruction. If we aren’t careful we can allow ungodly friendships to do the same. The Bible makes it clear, “evil companions corrupt good morals”. Be smart, choose your friends wisely!