Pleasing God not Man

⁸ The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the Lord, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me, but always bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.”
“The king should not say that,” Jehoshaphat replied.

1 Kings 22:8

¹⁰ Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ

Galatians 1:10 


Ahab wanted Jehoshaphat to help him retake Ramoth Gilead from the king of Aram. Jehoshaphat agrees to do so only in the one clause that Ahab must first seek counsel from the prophets. Ahab fulfills his wishes and asks the four hundred prophets if they have God's favor in going into battle. The four hundred prophets lie and say that their battle will be successful. Micaiah was the only one who gave bad prophesy. At first Micaiah tells a lie in which he agrees with the other four hundred, but then states the truth from the Lord. Ahab will lose.


Speaking the truth is always a difficult thing to do especially if you don't want to hurt that person. Above being tactiful when delivering horrible news, God's truth is something that I shouldn't water down. I was convicted by reading Galatians 1:10 for SET's bible study. Our purpose is not to win favor of men, but it is to be a servant to Christ. When we speak, we speak with the authority of Christ not our own personal desires or self gratifications. Likewise, Micaiah eventually tells the truth and has the courage to tell the king that he will be in the wrong. I'm sure Micaiah had the fear that he would be put to death on that spot, but he had the courage to deliver the word of God. He knew the importance of God, and the greater fear that God instills in me. What God is speaking to me about this passage is to be intolerant for God's truth. Christianity today is too tolerant about many social norms. I am called to be a preserver of light. My attitute isn't that of someone who needs Man's approval, but only of Gods


Thank you Jesus for helping me set my way apart from the approval of me. You made it clear that that was something I needed to address by so many different sources throughout today. Help me not to fall into the temptation of seeing approval from men, but rather help me to only rely on your for acclamation. Help me have the courage to deliver news that is difficult to share.

In Jesus Name
Amen.