This word is submitted by Bayo Omoyiola, Jr (scroll_of_david@yahoo.com)

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                               Jehoshaphat

	And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he ...sought to the 
	Lord God of his father and walked in his commandments and not 
	after the doings of Israel. Therefore the Lord established the 
	kingdom in his hand and all Judah brought to Jerusalem presents, 
	and he had riches and honour in abundance and his heart was 
	lifted up in the ways of the Lord.          -- 2Chron.17:3-6A

	And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the Lord and 
	proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.  So the realm of 
	Jehoshaphat was quiet for his God gave him rest round about. 
						    -- 2Chron.20:30 

 
My great Jehoshaphat was a darling soldier of the kingdom. He was a man of 
great comfort, yet a man of fervent prayer. He fasted and prayed. He looked 
up to Me. He saw great deliverance in his time because he learned to serve 
My will. He learned to be obedient to authority. He loved Me and adored My 
way. In his days, I brought peace and harmony. There was rest all round 
his kingdom because he hearkened to the cry of My heart. 

He advanced in the things of honour, and integrity was his way of life. He 
was in honour because he taught people in the tabernacle My ways. He was a 
man of praise and always rendered praises to Me whenever he was in trouble. 
He called on Me and doubted not. 

I want you to be like him, My people, for he rendered praises to Me with 
all his heart and I delivered him from all his fears. I gave him the 
deliverance of his life.  Likewise, seek Me and forsake the lust of the 
flesh. Come without pleasure of sin. Come with your desires being lifted 
up to Me. For I have a task for you - to build My house and My people. Be 
ye therefore perfect even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Come 
with a zealous heart.  Come with fervency. Come enter your rest. A new path 
do I prepare for you.  A new heart also will I give you and a new spirit 
will I put within you, and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh 
and I will give you a heart of flesh.  Come out of your heaviness and pride, 
for it deteriorates your health. You have to live in mercy. Birth a new 
thing, a new purpose, and it shall be established on the earth. Lay your 
purpose to Me and it shall be established.