Selling Oneself
February 19, 2010 | Posted by Doug
"...you have sold yourself to do what is evil in the sight of the Lord."" -I Kings 21:20
| Reading: I Kings 21:15-20
Up to this point, the story was about King Ahab trying to buy Naboth’s land, and then finally killing Naboth to get his land. Now the prophet Elijah accuses the king of selling himself to do what is evil. He was willing to sell himself to get something he desired. In what ways do we sell ourselves?
Jorge Lockward
on Feb 20, 2010
Tough question, Doug…
Expediency is usually the favorite excuse for selling out on our values. Things like “it’s for the greater good” or “this is an exception” or “they (or he/she) deserve(s) it” are some phrases that hide the selling out.