A MINI-SERIES ABOUT ME
Today's reading: 1 Kings 19-22

"...I have come because you have sold yourself to what is evil in the Lord's sight." 1 Kings 21:20 NLT

As I read over the account of Naboth and Ahab, I think I am watching, reel by reel, the unfolding of a TV mini-series.

There is greed.

There is a political power play.

There are behind the scenes bribes.

There are forged letters, paid off officials and scoundrels.

I can quickly think it applies very little to my own life, my own quiet, boring life, until I go to the verse that jumped off the page at me.

It's then I realized, I could very much be an integral character in this unfolding story.

Because it could have been me Elijah was asked to speak to.

It might well have been me Elijah had to call on the carpet.

It very well could have been my sins called in to the light.

The Lord and I have spent time this morning talking over what it very well may be that I've sold myself to--and in all honesty, to Him and to you, it's not to Him.

My affections get diverted. My focus gets blurry. My love wavers. My choices reflect idolatry in my heart.

But my Father lovingly points it all out and allows me to run back in to His arms--forgiving me and setting me back on the path He has chosen for my life.

Thank you for the account of an envied vineyard, Lord.