Anders Gunnar  Ruth Haamankuli • 17 minutes ago

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Thank you Sister Ruth,

Yes Ahab was bad company. Yet, he too was a man created by the One God of the Universe, the one God of Love. Jehoshaphat knew the power of God's love and the importance of taking care of his brother, yes, even Ahab. When Ahab turned to the priests and prophets of Baal for advice and counsel, Jehoshaphat lovingly suggested a much better way.

The other Sabbath my attention fell upon Amos 2:12 and the words "But ye... commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not."

I was impressed also by the words I found in the May 3 portion of our Sabbath School quarterly as follows:

"As individuals, and even as a church as a whole, we are not immune to the cultural and societal trends in which we are immersed, are we? Dwell on the changes that have happened in your own culture and society over the years. For example, what things that were once considered shameful and taboo now openly are expressed and practiced, even deemed good or, at least not wrong? How have these changes impacted the church’s attitudes toward these acts? What can we do in order to protect ourselves and our church from falling into the dangerous trap of calling evil good?"

As we pray also for those beloved pastor Brethren of ours that are imprisoned in Togo, let's not forget to ask ourselves also such questions as: What part responsibility do I have in these things that are befalling us? To what extent are we doing as king Jehoshaphat did, or else, to what extent are we turning to the Baalim as king Ahab did? Cf. also this link:http://tinyurl.com/cqxlabf

May the peace of our Creator and Redeemer release each one of us out of our bondage and suffering!

Blessings to all!