RTW June 14

God And Failure

During his reign, however, he failed to remove all the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.
1 Kings 22:43b

 

 

My Takeaways

Something Old

I wonder if people ran when they saw a prophet coming. Elijah had some tough messages to deliver.

Something New

Jehoshaphat:

  • Pleased the Lord
  • Sent teachers of God’s Word out to his entire kingdom
  • Established a strong military presence on the northern frontier
  • Strengthened and grew the army
  • Controlled the southern caravan route by placing Edom under Judean authority.
  • Earned respect among nations, and no one wanted to make war with them
  • Implemented judicial reform

And

Jehoshaphat:

  • Failed (I Kings 22:43)

Failed: to be unsuccessful in the performance or completion of

Pleased: to give satisfaction, pleasure, or contentment to (a person); make or cause (a person) to be glad

I can please God and fail. Failure doesn’t make me a failure.

Something to Do

Don’t forget: Failing doesn’t make me a failure.

 

 

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2 Comments

  1. I am constantly amazed at the goodness of God and how He uses Wendy’s lessons to minister to me right where I am at!

    I highlighted the same verses in 1 Kings and 2 Chronicles today. Jehoshaphat (Mary) was a good king (person) … he (she) did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight… HOWEVER, he (she) failed to …. Oh, where do I begin? I fail daily to live the life I am called to live. I fail to fully trust the Lord, I fail to seek counsel from the Lord. I make poor decisions (again, no counsel from the Lord or others). I fail to share the Gospel when given opportunities to do so. I could go on and on, BUT GOD! He is rich in mercy and abounding in steadfast love…He sees my weaknesses and loves me and is pleased with me. Now, it would be easy for me to rest on that and continue to do my own thing – abusing His grace and mercy – but no, I can’t continue to sin so that grace may abound. Lord, help me!

    Failure doesn’t make me a failure… oh how I needed this today. I started a new job 3 weeks ago and already I know it was a poor decision to take this job. I feel like a failure … but I know it’s not my failure – it’s just not a good match. I have something else lined up potentially (my old position from 2 years ago). Let’s see if it works out!

  2. I had the same thoughts as Wendy about what will be the summary of my life. Something to think about!

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