Today's Daily Lesson comes from 1 Kings chapter 21 verses 5 through10:
5 [Ahab's] wife Jezebel came to him and said, ‘Why are you so depressed that you will not eat?’ 6He said to her, ‘Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, “Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard for it”; but he answered, “I will not give you my vineyard.” ’ 7His wife Jezebel said to him, ‘Do you now govern Israel? Get up, eat some food, and be cheerful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.’
8 So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal; she sent the letters to the elders and the nobles who lived with Naboth in his city. 9She wrote in the letters, ‘Proclaim a fast, and seat Naboth at the head of the assembly; 10seat two scoundrels opposite him, and have them bring a charge against him, saying, “You have cursed God and the king.”
It's an old trick. Whenever someone wishes to assassinate someone else's character they can do so by calling into question their fidelity to God and country. Say they are enemies of both religion and the State.
These were the same charges brought against Jesus, if you'll recall. He was accused of blaspheme and sedition. And just like poor old Naboth in today's Lesson, Jesus too was sat between two scoundrels on the cross.
Watch out the next time you hear someone call into question someone else's religion and patriotism. Scoundrels will surely join in. Make sure you're not one of them.
Ryon Price is Senior Pastor of Broadway Baptist in Fort Worth, Texas.
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