Courage NOT to Compromise

1 Kings 22 is one of my favorite stories of courage that doesn't compromise. The prophet Micaiah was called before two kings where 400 prophets were telling the monarchs to go to war. The messenger told Micaiah, "Please let your word be like the word of one of them and speak favorably" (verse13). No doubt with his life hanging in the balance the prophet said, "...what the Lord says to me, that I will speak" (vs.14) and that is exactly what he did. I'm inspired by this example to speak the truth of God's word at a time when there is increasing pressure to tell people what they want to hear.I can't imagine the pressure Micaiah must have felt as he encountered the ranting prophets all telling the kings to go to war and that they would experience victory. Micaiah was the lone voice prophesying defeat. In fact, He was so bold as to tell the kings that the Lord revealed to him that a deceiving spirit was speaking through the mouths of the other prophets. Micaiah set an example to follow. Regardless of the consequences or the pressure to compromise speaking what God has said is the path to follow. Lord, I only ask for courage not to compromise as Micaiah had.