Regard: attention to or concern for something.
(2Ki 3:14) And Elisha said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.
Regard, A word that carries a lot of weight.
Elisha would not have looked at or paid attention to the 3 kings (Edom, Israel, and Judah) if Jehoshaphat, the King of Judah was not in the group.
That is a terrible statement to hear from anyone, let alone from the man of God. The king of Edom and of Israel would not have been listened to, or even seen. Think about that. They would have been left to the slaughter had they not had Jehoshaphat with them.
I guess it was lucky for the other two that Jehoshaphat was with them.
The question for us in this is would the man of God regard you?
Would he have helped the group if you were in it instead of Jehoshaphat?
Would the God of man see you, look at you, pay attention to you or me?
Jehoshaphat was the Son of Solomon, but Elisha did not say for Solomon I regard you. He said for Jehoshaphat I regard you.
Jehoshaphat was a righteous man. He did God's will. He often checked with God to make sure what he was doing was God's will.
He was a Godly man.
Therefore God recognized and regarded him.
Jehoshaphat was with the kings of Edom and of Israel. The king of Israel was Ahab's son, Jehoshaphat had not yet learned his lesson from being in league with the wicked man.
Just a short time before this life was put in danger due to Ahab's deceitfulness.
Jehoshaphat once again aligned himself with a sinful leader who led the people astray with idols, and no fear of the one true God.
Jehoshaphat got into trouble twice now by bad alliances.
Yet through it all God knew his heart and regarded him.
God knows the heart of man, He knows the intent of man. This is how He judges us, by the purity of our heart.
Will God regard you?
Regard: attention to or concern for something.
(2Ki 3:14) And Elisha said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.
Regard, A word that carries a lot of weight.
Elisha would not have looked at or paid attention to the 3 kings (Edom, Israel, and Judah) if Jehoshaphat, the King of Judah was not in the group.
That is a terrible statement to hear from anyone, let alone from the man of God. The king of Edom and of Israel would not have been listened to, or even seen. Think about that. They would have been left to the slaughter had they not had Jehoshaphat with them.
I guess it was lucky for the other two that Jehoshaphat was with them.
The question for us in this is would the man of God regard you?
Would he have helped the group if you were in it instead of Jehoshaphat?
Would the God of man see you, look at you, pay attention to you or me?
Jehoshaphat was the Son of Solomon, but Elisha did not say for Solomon I regard you. He said for Jehoshaphat I regard you.
Jehoshaphat was a righteous man. He did God's will. He often checked with God to make sure what he was doing was God's will.
He was a Godly man.
Therefore God recognized and regarded him.
Jehoshaphat was with the kings of Edom and of Israel. The king of Israel was Ahab's son, Jehoshaphat had not yet learned his lesson from being in league with the wicked man.
Just a short time before this life was put in danger due to Ahab's deceitfulness.
Jehoshaphat once again aligned himself with a sinful leader who led the people astray with idols, and no fear of the one true God.
Jehoshaphat got into trouble twice now by bad alliances.
Yet through it all God knew his heart and regarded him.
God knows the heart of man, He knows the intent of man. This is how He judges us, by the purity of our heart.
Will God regard you?
Regard: attention to or concern for something.
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