Get out from under the wrong influence

"Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren with the sword, and divers also of the princes of Israel. 5 Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 6 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he wrought that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD. 7 Howbeit the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever. 8 In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king. 9Then Jehoram went forth with his princes, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him in, and the captains of the chariots. 10 So the Edomites revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. The same time also did Libnah revolt from under his hand; because he had forsaken the LORD God of his fathers" (2 Chron. 21:4-10).

In a previous devotional we learned that Jehoshaphat unwisely entered into an alliance with wicked king Ahab. One of the fall outs of this ill advised alliance was that Jehoshaphat's son Jehoram married one of Ahab's daughters. Now, remember that Jezebel was the wife of Ahab. If Jehoram's wife was anything like her mother Jezebel, she would be an evil influence in his life. When Jehoram became King he did not walk in the godly ways of his father and did evil in the eyes of the Lord. As a result the people of Edom and Libnah revolted from under his rule. "You'll never be over what God has put under you until you are under what God has placed over you." Get out from under the wrong influence and obey the Lord.