ATTENTION

I Kings 21-22

This is the story of Naboth, Ahab and Jezebel.  It’s easy for “us” to get lost in the Bible story.  These are three individuals in a world of millions and it seems that all God’s attention is focused on them.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  All the people in the Bible are there to tell God’s story.  They are used to develop God’s narrative and relate the truth of His word.  God’s story is simple; every human is an eternal being and is sinful; God loves every human no matter how good are bad we are; God wants us to be with Him forever and offers us the only way…Jesus, His Son.  We choose.

The Bible is like all stories ever written; it uses humans to talk to and about humans.  The only difference is God is writing the Bible.  So the next time you feel that God’s attention is focused on someone else, remember Jesus’ words in Luke 12:7: God knows you even to the number of hairs on your head.  That’s pretty attentive!