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Obeying God Without Deviation

By September 5, 2013No Comments

He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him. 1 Kings 13:18 KJV

A man of God had been sent to speak against the sins of Bethel and Jeroboam, king of Israel. God warned him not to eat bread or drink water while he was there. Upon the completion of his task, as he returned home, he was met by an old prophet of Bethel who persuaded him to turn aside and be refreshed saying it was the Word of the Lord, but it was a lie. Because the man of God did so, God punished him with death. That seems severe to us, but consider the following: (1) By turning aside, as God’s representative, it gave the impression of sympathy with the sins of Bethel. (2) He had God’s Word, which clearly told him what to do and not do, but he disobeyed it. (3) He chose to believe a lie over the clearly revealed Word of God. Doing such things will always endanger our lives.

Lord, help me never turn aside from Your Word. I understand even while carrying out Your Will there are temptations to deviate in slight ways, but while they seem insignificant, they endanger myself and the ministry You have called me to accomplish.

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