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Monday, June 16, 2008
1 Kings 21:1-16, Psalm 5, Matthew 5:38-42
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JEZEBELS
"They sent the information to Jezebel that Naboth had been stoned to
death." —1 Kings 21:14
Jezebel was about as mean a person as you can find. She put out a contract
on Naboth and had him killed to use his vineyard as a vegetable garden for
her husband, Ahab. As the king of Israel, Ahab could have had a hundred
vegetable gardens, but he wanted the spot Naboth owned because it was
convenient. So, Jezebel had Naboth murdered for mere convenience.
When we see people like Jezebel, our first reaction is to wonder how a
person could be so mean. We presume we are not like that, yet the fact is:
we all have a Jezebel inside us. But for God's grace, we'd do the same or
worse than Jezebel. We should first react to a Jezebel by getting the
plank of sin out of our own eyes (Mt 7:5).
Often, our next reaction to the Jezebels in our world is what we call
"defense." We reason that if some people are going to be so vicious, we
must protect and defend ourselves. However, Elijah's reaction to Jezebel
was not defense, but prophecy (see 1 Kgs 21:17ff) and discipleship. He
finally defeated Jezebel and Ahab by making Elisha his disciple and by
anointing Hazael and Jehu through Elisha and his disciples (1 Kgs
19:15-17).
In summary, when we see mean and vicious people, our reaction should be
repentance, prophecy, and discipleship.
Prayer: Father, give me supernatural reactions and not just natural ones.
Promise: "What I say to you is: offer no resistance to injury. When a
person strikes you on the right cheek, turn and offer him the other." —Mt
5:39
Praise: Through daily reception of the Eucharist, Becca began to see holy
changes in her own behavior.
(For a related teaching, order our tape "Renewing Our Culture" on audio AV
80-3 or video V-80.)
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