In today's One Year Bible reading, we read the story of Ahab and Jezebel. Here's a couple of things that I found interesting:
1) Notice how God still keeps showing up on Israel's side even though Ahab had done nothing to deserve it. God crushes the enemy for His name's sake, not because Ahab has been so good. That's why Paul encourages us in the New Testament with "If God did not spare His own Son, He won't withhold any good thing." How much more will can we expect our Heavenly Father to crush our enemies? His love and His name assure us that He is on our side!
2) Note how Jezebel accomplished her deeds. She wasn't in anybody's face. She worked behind the scenes with questioning and deceit. "Aren't you the king?" That's not a question, that is questioning--setting up something else instead of looking for an answer. Also, Ahab could have stopped it. We see why a little later when we read of his allowing false worship to please her. A Jezebel (questioning) spirit cannot succeed without an Ahab (man-pleasing) spirit. Even though they both got what they wanted initially, the end result was horrible. Seek to please God, not man. Ask questions looking for answers rather than to serve a personal agenda. We'll like the results a lot more.
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It is so funny that you posted this, I thought about the first part alot after I got done reading, to me it is a great example of how God works, and that we never have to worry about whose side God is on. It has always been such a relief to me to know that God always has good plans for me even in the midst of my mistakes (both big and small).
ReplyDeleteThe second part I didn't really catch, thank you for pointing it out...It is also a great testament for our "No Gossip Zone" that we have in our church. That type of spirit is the one we really have to be on guard for, because it is so sneaky...and tries to disguise itself as "good intentions."