2 Chronicles 24:17 (ESV) — Now after the death of Jehoiada the princes of Judah
came and paid homage to the king. Then the king listened to them.
NOTE: Joash had a
great accomplishment, the rebuilding of the house of God. He even did it
without prodding from Jehoida, but took the initiative himself. But this
passage shows the danger of not having good fellowship and good counsel. While
Joash had Jehoida, he did what was right, but after Jehoida's death, he
listened to the princes of Judah who were flattering him for influence. And as
a result, he turned from God to idols. I think deep down, we all want to be
flattered and so it makes us susceptible to the person whose flatter we enjoy.
Not all flattery has this effect, personally I hated some of the flattery I
received as a military squadron commander, primarily because it was fake. But
someone who knows what he is doing can flatter without appearing as a
"brown-noser" or someone who is being fake. Those are the dangerous
ones.
PRAYER: Father, as I
move into this new position, I pray that I would have a realistic view of
people's comments. Protect me from falling for fake flattery. And may I always
have good Christian fellowship to challenge me to do the right thing.
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