2 Kings 9:21

2 Kings 9:21 says, And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.  Both Joram the king of Israel and Ahaziah the king of Judah went out against Jehu, whom God had ordained as the new king of Israel and met him in the area taken from Naboth.  Those who are often at war with each other will often unite to oppose Christians, but we need to pray that it isn't others who profess to be Christians who do so.  Verse twenty-two adds, And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?  When Joram saw Jehu, he asked him if he had come in peace, and Jehu replied by asking him how there could be peace when the people of Israel were practicing things outside of God's will.  We should never expect peace today as long as we are not obedient to the will of God.  Verse twenty-three continues, And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah.  Joram turned back, told Ahaziah that there was treachery going on and fled.  He has asked Ahaziah for help, but he quickly abandoned him.  No matter what alliances people have made with others, one day they will stand before God by themself, and they will want to flee his judgment, but if they haven't accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord, it will be too late.  Verse twenty-four states, And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.  Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram through the heart as he attempted to escape.  Lost people will not be killed because of their refusal to accept Jesus Christ, but they will meet a fate much worse than death.  They will be forever separated from God and go away to everlasting punishment.  Verse twenty-five adds, Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, the Lord laid this burden upon him;  Jehu told Bidkar his captain to take Joram's body and throw it into the field of Naboth, who had been unjustly put to death by Jezebel to secure his vineyard for Ahab.  Jehu also remembered Elisha's promise from God concerning Ahab.  We can be certain that our sins will be dealt with one day.  Those who do not accept Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord will answer for their sins, and those who do will have them washed clean by the blood of Jesus Christ.  Verse twenty-six adds, Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the Lord; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith the Lord. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground, according to the word of the Lord.  This was all done in accordance with God's pronouncement of Ahab and his descendant's doom.   Simply choosing not to believe God will never allow people to avoid His coming judgment.  Verse twenty-seven continues, But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.  When Ahaziah saw what was happening, he also attempted to flee, but was killed also.  Seeing others die for their sins is never going to save us.  We cannot flee from God's coming judgment, even if we live to be over a hundred in this lifetime.  Verse twenty-eight says, And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David.  Ahaziah's body was taken and buried with his father's in Jerusalem.  Really though, where our body ends up after we die is of little importance.  It is where our soul lives forever that matters.  Verse twenty-nine adds, And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.  We are told that Ahaziah began to rule over Judah in the eleventh year of the reign of Joram in Israel, but their reign ended at the same time.  No matter how long we live, one day we are all going to meet God face to face, and the only way to do this without being separated from Him forever is to put our faith in Jesus Christ.