2 Kings 9:11

2 Kings 9:11 says, Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his communication.  When Jehu came to the servants of his lord, they asked him what this mad, or crazy man wanted and if everything was okay.  He lived by different standards than they did, and they thought this made him of less value than they were.  We as Christians should live by different standards that the world does today, and this often makes them believe that we are at least less intelligent than they are, if not crazy.  Verse twelve adds, And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith the Lord, I have anointed thee king over Israel.  Matthew Henry says that Jehu hadn't planned to tell them what the young prophet said, but when asked, he told them that he had said God had anointed him king.  We should never be reluctant to share the gospel with others, nor should we try to keep quiet about what God has called us to do.  Verse thirteen continues, Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with trumpets, saying, Jehu is king.  Those captains with Jehu made a show of pronouncing him to be king.  Matthew Henry says they readily accepted this as fact, even though they had questioned the authority or even sanity of the young prophet.  When we share the gospel, it isn't important what people think of us, but only that they accept the truth of the gospel.  Verse fourteen states, So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram had kept Ramothgilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria. After this, Jehu conspired against Joram to retake Ramoth Gilead.  Verse fifteen adds, But king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, If it be your minds, then let none go forth nor escape out of the city to go to tell it in Jezreel.  Joram had gone to Jezreel to heal from his wounds, received in the battle against Hazael.  We aren't called to make war with the world today, but to proclaim the gospel to them so that if they believe they can be restored to God, but they are always at war with us spiritually if not physically.  Verse sixteen continues, So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram.  Jehu took a chariot to Jezreel where Joram was with Ahaziah, the king of Judah who had come to see him.  We have to go where people are today in order to share the gospel with them, no matter how powerful they may be.  Of course, we aren't going there to replace them in what they are doing, but simply to call on them to accept Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord.  Verse seventeen declares, And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace?  A watchman on the wall saw Jehu and those with him coming and told Joram, who told one of his people to go and see if they came in peace.  Though this may not have been the case in this situation, we must always come to lost people looking for peace through reaching them with the gospel.  Verse eighteen adds, So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again.  When the man got to Jehu and asked if he came in peace, Jehu asked him what he had to do with peace and told him to join them instead of returning to Joram.  We cannot bring peace to the world by following the leaders of the world who do not follow God, but we can invite others to join us in the peace that God brings to those who put their faith in Jesus Christ.  The watchman told Joram that the messenger got there but did not return.  Once we have accepted the truth of the gospel, we should never return to being what we were before spiritually.  Verse nineteen continues, Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu answered, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me.  When a second messenger was sent after the first one didn't return, he was asked the same thing and also stayed with Jehu.  No matter how many people come to us  questioning what we are doing as Christians, we should always invite them to join us and pray that they will.  Verse twenty concludes, And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously.  The watchman once again told Joram that the messenger had not returned and that driving of the chariot looked like that of Jehu because he was driving furiously.  As followers of Christ, we should want to be recognized for our sharing of the gospel very actively.  People should see a difference in our actions and those of the people who are not saved.