It could have defined his legacy.
“So it was, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, ‘It is the king of Israel!’ Therefore they surrounded him to attack; but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him, and God diverted them from him.”
– 2 Chronicles 18:31 NKJV
A young person with a bright future… “Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, ‘I have no pleasure in them.’” – Ecclesiastes 12:1 (KJV)
[James 4:14] “Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them…”
[Matthew 16:15,16] He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
He kicked a hole in the wall! “In whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.” – Ephesians 1:7 KJV
Evil drives people. “A wise man fears and departs from evil.” – Proverbs 14:16 (NKJV)
Full steam ahead isn’t always best. “And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.” – Galatians 2:2 KJV