Today’s reading: II Kings 9, 10, 11; Psalm 20, 50, 80, 110, 140; Proverbs 20
II Kings 9:20, “And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously.”
The other day I was talking with a friend. We talked about everything and solved all of the world’s problems; but, nobody was asking us for our advice. He commented about how much our son looks like me. That is a real compliment to me. I have been told that I look like my father too. One time I remember at his second marriage that someone shook my hand as said that it was good to meet David’s brother. I told him to keep trying that he still had not met him. It was quite funny.
I think it is also funny how we identify people by how they walk or what they do. I was know during my career as a dispatcher for some things I said on the radio or how I said different things. This was neither good or bad really. What are you known for?
In our Scripture for today Jehu was known for the way he was driving. How was it? The Scripture say, “for he driveth furiously”. When people see you from a distance are you known for the way you walk or the way you talk?
We have to be careful to be different from the world. This principle of separation is looked down upon in this day and age but it is still important. Notice II Kings 10:23, “And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal, and said unto the worshippers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of the LORD, but the worshippers of Baal only.” As I read this passage I thought how sad it was that they had to make sure there were none of God’s servants in the crowd. I guess they could have been there evangelizing. Still they wanted to be sure that none of God’s people were in with the wrong crowd that day. How sad.
So friend how are you know or what are you known for?