When Corruption Rises, God Raises Reformers
Key Scriptures
1 Kings 16:3–4 (CSB)
“So now consider: I will eradicate Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat. Anyone who belongs to Baasha and dies in the city, the dogs will eat, and anyone who is his and dies in the field, the birds will eat.”
1 Kings 16:18 (CSB)
“When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he entered the citadel of the royal palace and burned it down over himself. He died because of the sin he had committed by doing what was evil in the Lord’s sight.”
1 Kings 16:25–26 (CSB)
“But Omri did what was evil in the Lord’s sight; he did more evil than all who were before him. He walked in all the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in his sins that he caused Israel to commit, provoking the Lord God of Israel with their worthless idols.”
1 Kings 16:30–31 (CSB)
“But Ahab son of Omri did what was evil in the Lord’s sight more than all who were before him. Then, as if following the sin of Jeroboam son of Nebat were not enough, he married Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians and then proceeded to serve Baal and bow in worship to him.”
Psalm 75:7 (CSB)
“But it is God who judges: He brings down one and exalts another.”
Reflection Questions
Am I repeating any cycles of disobedience I was meant to break?
What does it mean to stay faithful when leadership or culture becomes corrupt?
Do I seek power and influence like Zimri and Omri, or do I seek to please God first?
How is God preparing me to be a voice of truth in dark times?