BEING SENT AS ONE1


 “FIRST SEEK THE COUNSEL OF THE LORD.”

Who is discipling and/or influencing me?

Key Passage: II Chronicles, Chapter 18

Psalm 16:7 I will praise the Lord, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me. 

The Lord is MY COUNSELOR.

  • “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life.” / Spirit of Truth

Proverbs 12:15 & 15:22 The way of a fool seems right to him, but a wise man listens to advice… Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. 

The Lord USES OTHERS.

  • 27:17 “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.”

Psalm 1:1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked (ungodly)

I must make sure I listen to GODLY COUNSEL.

Job 38:2-3 2“Who is this (three friends) that darkens my counsel with words without knowledge? 3Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.

Not all that SOUNDS Godly is GODLY.

  • Semi-Godly most dangerous!

II Chronicles, Chapter 18… COUNSEL FOR LIVING VICTORIOUSLY:

  • 18:1-4, FIRST SEEK THE COUNSEL OF THE LORD.
  • 18:5-6, MAKE SURE MY “OTHERS” ARE HIS “OTHERS.”
  • 18:7-8, LISTEN FOR WHAT I NEED, NOT JUST WHAT I LIKE.
  • 18:9-13, POPULARITY DOESN’T MAKE IT TRUE.
  • 18:14-16, TRUTH CAN BE DIFFICULT FOR THE SPEAKER.
  • 18:17-22, GOD WILL TRIP-UP GODLESS ADVISERS.
  • 18:23-27, TRUTH OUTLASTS STUBBORN RESISTANCE.

“Love does not delight in evil (godlessness) but rejoices in the truth.”

Ch. 19,           JEHOSHOPHAT: Heart for God & continued reign & pass on to kids

AHAB: Heart for self & loss of life

WHO IS DISCIPLING ME AND WHO IS INFLUENCING ME?