Helping the Ungodly
2 Chronicles 19:2
"And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD."
One of the great weaknesses of Jehoshaphat was that he never learned to stop helping the wicked. Over and over again he yoked up with the wicked to help them in their ungodly ways. It is sad to see a man with so much potential ruin it by helping the ungodly. In the verse above, Jehu the seer went to King Jehoshaphat and told him that God was angry with him because he helped the ungodly. Jehoshaphat could have experience the blessings of God in a greater way if he would have learned not to help the ungodly.
I find that many Christians make the same mistake that Jehoshaphat made. There are many Christians whose actions help the ungodly. Christian, we don't need you to help the ungodly. Fighting the world's system is hard enough without God's people helping the world move their agenda forward. You may wonder how we can help the ungodly. Let me show you several ways in which God's people help the ungodly.
First, don't help the ungodly with what you look at and watch. Every time you watch an ungodly movie you are helping the ungodly with their agenda. Though this devotional is not about whether the television is right or wrong, it is about you watching things on that television that you should not be watching. Don't help the ungodly by looking at websites that promote people dressed indecently. Don't look at magazines that are published by wicked people whose whole purpose is to defile your mind. They know what they are doing with these magazines. They know they are creating an addiction that will cause you to come back and purchase more, thus furthering their agenda.
Second, don't help the ungodly by where you go. Christian, don't be guilty of going to places that help the ungodly with their wicked agenda. You're not to go to the bars and dance halls where wickedness abounds. You have no business going to these places for you represent Christ. Are there places that you go that Christ would not enter? If there is, then you're helping the ungodly by attending these ungodly places.
Third, don't help the ungodly by the things you say. Don't be guilty of allowing curse words to come from your mouth. Don't be guilty of saying jokes that are off-color or are downright dirty. Don't be guilty of talking like the world. What you say should push Christ's agenda and not the worlds. Be careful that you don't help the ungodly with the things that you say.
Last, don't help the ungodly by backsliding. There are too many Christians who are helping the ungodly with their backsliding ways. These Christians are ones who do right for awhile, and then backslide. This has become their pattern. Don't let your pattern be one of backsliding. Always remember that when you backslide, you're helping the ungodly.
Christian, if you're going to be guilty of helping anyone, then be guilty of helping Christ's agenda. Be sure that everything you say, watch and do are things that will help further the cause of Christ. It is only the cause of Christ that will bring the greatest blessings in your life. It is only the cause of Christ that will bring your nation back to what it ought to be. Don't be like Jehoshaphat who was part of the problem, but we like the Prophet Jehu who was part of the solution. Ask God every day to help you be the Christian who helps Him further His cause.