{"id":1041,"date":"2021-01-10T14:07:34","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T20:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/?p=1041"},"modified":"2021-01-10T14:07:34","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T20:07:34","slug":"a-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/10\/a-warning\/","title":{"rendered":"A Warning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201cFor ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.<\/strong>\u201d
1 Corinthians 6:20 <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

One cannot help but remember a very strange event that\nhappened in the Old Testament. There was a man of God sent to King Jeroboam to\nwarn him not to practice the false religion that he was establishing. King\nJeroboam rejected the message and told his men to \u201clay hold on him.\u201d When King\nJeroboam stretched out his hand against the man of God, his hand dried up so\nthat he could not pull it back to himself. He asked the man of God to pray for\nhis hand to be restored. And it was. The king had rejected the message for we\nread that he continued to practice his false religion (see 1 Kings 14:9). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After delivering the message and the healing of Jeroboam\u2019s\nhand, the man of God prepared to return home. When the king invited the man of\nGod to his home to refresh himself and give him a reward, the man of God\ndeclared that God had given him specific instructions: \u201cFor so was it charged me by the word of the\nLORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way\nthat thou camest<\/strong>\u201d (1 Kings 13:9). And this what the man of God chose\nto do. Obey God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While on his way home, \u201can old prophet in Bethel\u201d\nheard what happened and invited the man of God to come home and eat with him.\nThe man of God told the old prophet: \u201cFor it was said to me by the word of the LORD, Thou shalt eat no bread\nnor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest<\/strong>\u201d\n(1 Kings 13:17). Yet the old prophet\nanswered, \u201c\u2026 <\/strong>I am<\/em> a\nprophet also as thou art;<\/em> and an angel spake unto me by the word of the\nLORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread\nand drink water. But<\/em> he lied unto him<\/strong>\u201d (1 Kings 13:18). Did you notice what happened? This old\nprophet stated that he had a \u201cword of the Lord\u201d declaring this man of God was\nto go home with him and eat. We read something that the man of God did\nnot recognize<\/em><\/strong>. This old prophet \u201clied unto him.<\/strong>\u201d The man of God listened to him, went to his\nhouse and ate with him. Then the man of God learned that he would die because\nof his disobedience to God. While on his way home, a lion met the man of God along\nthe way and killed him. Then the lion stood by the dead man of God and his\ndonkey as people walked by and saw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why did this man of God die? He had previously obeyed God by\ndelivering His message to King Jeroboam and even prayed for the healing of his\nhand. Yet one who claimed to have a \u201cword\u201d from God for him had deceived him. He\nthen disobeyed God\u2019s Word that had been directly given to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of all of the good the man of God had done, all<\/em><\/strong>\nsaw when he had been deceived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\nare so many things that a Christian should learn from this incident:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Satan wants to destroy Christians:\nsee 1 Peter 5:8<\/strong><\/li>
  • If Satan cannot destroy, he wants\nto deceive: see 2 Corinthians 11:3-4<\/strong><\/li>
  • We are warned to not compromise,\nfor our words become invalid: see Proverbs 25:26 <\/strong><\/li>
  • A warning to not even eat with one\ncalled a brother if they live a sinful lifestyle: see 1 Corinthians 5:11-13<\/strong><\/li>
  • Be careful to whom you listen,\nwatching out for false prophets: see 1 John 4:1<\/strong><\/li>
  • Be careful to not listen to\n\u201cseducing spirits\u201d (means one who is misleading or an imposter<\/em>): see 1\nTimothy 4:1<\/strong><\/li>
  • Understand false teachers are here\nand will try to deceive you: see 2 Peter 2:1-3<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    In this recollection of the man of God who succumbed to the\nold prophet\u2019s deception, recognize something important. This man of God did not\ncompromise his message<\/em><\/strong> (for it was from God); however, he did\ncompromise his conduct<\/em><\/strong>. The man of God paid for his disobedience\nwith his life. Remember: \u201cFor ye\nare bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your\nspirit, which are God’s<\/strong>\u201d (1 Corinthians 6:20). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It takes a commitment to live a life pleasing to God. Do not<\/em><\/strong> compromise or be deceived by a false teacher.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Have you committed to live a life pleasing to God in your word and<\/em><\/strong> conduct? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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