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“Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord?” (2 Chronicles 19:2).
These words were said to Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, by a prophet of the Lord named Jehu. Jehoshaphat was a godly king, but he allied himself with Ahab, king of Israel, who was a most ungodly and wicked man. He had allowed the worship of idols in Israel, and it is recorded that “there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the Lord” (1 Kings 21:25). Yet Jehoshaphat allied himself in war with Ahab, and almost lost his life. But the Lord was gracious to Jehoshaphat, and preserved him.
Sometimes as Christians we may be tempted to join projects with those who are not Christians, perhaps thinking that we can bring them to Christ. But this never works; rather unbelievers will only drag us down to their level.
It is nice to be ready to help unbelievers if they are in trouble, and then we can share the gospel with them. But to think that we can work together with them and somehow be a good influence on them is a mistake. The Word of God tells us, “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers” (2 Corinthians 6:14).
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