“And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.” - 1 Kings 22v8
Ahab was quite a character. When Naboth would not sell him his land, Ahab went to his bed, turned his face to the wall, and pouted until Jezebel sorted things out for him.
When Ahab was talking to Jehoshaphat about their alliance he mentioned a prophet named Micaiah. Ahab, however, hated Micaiah because, “he does not prophecy good concerning me, but evil.”
When we truly handle and proclaim the word of God, we cannot expect everyone to like us. We are going to make enemies when we do so. People are going to hate us when we are called upon to be a modern day Micaiah and will take God’s words as a personal insult. We should not be surprised.
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