[Discoveries] 09-03-07 Lions and liars (part one)

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

I recently began to make the transition to earning my living by 
developing websites for people. Several days ago, I met with three 
retired business owners who intimately understand this type of business. 
Among other things, they advised me to face the realities of doing 
business here in the US and adjust my fees upward by quite a bit. I 
thought and prayed through their advice, and have decided to follow it.

I mention all of this to you for just one reason: If you or anyone you 
know is considering my service, I'm going to extend the offer of $197 
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get in at the old rate. After that I need to move the fees upward. You 
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contact me. Thanks!

/*The LORD has given him over to the lion, which has mauled him and 
killed him, as the word of the LORD had warned him. -- 1 Kings 13:26*/

1 Kings 13 is one of the strangest chapters in the whole Bible. I've 
puzzled over it for years, and only recently is it starting to make 
sense to me.

Here's the story. A man of God confronts a wicked king, delivering his 
message with a powerful miracle. Under explicit instructions not to eat 
or drink, the man of God begins his trip home. But an old prophet, 
apparently jealous for a piece of the action, intercepts him and lies to 
him, claiming to have a message from God. The old prophet talks the man 
of God into disobeying God's instructions and dining with him. In the 
middle of the meal, the old prophet confronts the man of God about his 
disobedience. The man of God again starts for home, only to be killed by 
a lion.

Just to make sure there was no mistake about this being the judgment of 
God, the lion and the donkey stand there together looking at the dead body.

The chapter certainly proves that I can't second guess God. I would have 
sent the lion after the lying old prophet, not the mistaken man of God. 
But God's ways are not my ways.

What's going on here? How do you explain God's actions?

(More tomorrow.)

Be encouraged!
Dwight


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