Key Verse: Verse 43 - "And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places.”
Key Words: And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father
Jehoshaphat while worshipping God also allowed the high places to remain. These were places of pagan worship. He evidently was influenced greatly by his father Asa for we read in I Kings 15:14, “But the high places were not removed: nevertheless, Asa’s heart was perfect with the LORD all his days.”
Remember the old saying: “like father, like son”? In this case the saying would be true.
For the record, I have no sons; but I do have grandsons. I don’t want them to be like me. I want them to be better than me, much more spiritual than me.
A Father’s Prayer by General Douglas MacArthur (May 1952)
Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid; one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.
Build me a son whose heart will be clear, whose goal will be high; a son who will master himself before he seeks to master other men; one who will learn to laugh, yet never forget how to weep; one who will reach into the future, yet never forget the past.
And after all these things are his, add, I pray, enough of a sense of humor, so that he may always be serious, yet never take himself too seriously. Give him humility, so that he may always remember the simplicity of true greatness, the open mind of true wisdom, the meekness of true strength.
Then, I, his father, will dare to whisper, have not lived in vain.
Let dad not live in vain. May our goal not be to have our sons resemble us, but may they resemble Christ.
Dr. Mike Rouse
What to do:
✞Strive for the above.
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