It is written that Jehoshaphat “…walked in the first ways of his father David.”
And as a result of this, the Lord was with him. We are told on different occasions in the Old Testament that certain saints followed the Lord, “as,” or “like,” David had. Jehoshaphat was one such person. But it is interesting to note the marked distinction he placed on David’s former and latter life, “…in the first ways.” David’s last days were not as good as the first.
Most, if not all Christians begin well, but we do not all finish that way. Though it need not be, the “first ways” in many lives were the best ways. And with some, their “first love” was their strongest love. Time can bring corrosion to a life if not diligently attended to on a daily basis.
Matthew Henry said, “It is good to be cautious in following the best men, lest we step aside for them.” Paul himself limits anyone’s emulation of his life when he said, “Follow me, as I follow Christ.” But that was the extent of it, the qualifying mark being, “…as I follow Christ.”
by an Aged Saint
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