Donkey Heads & Dove Droppings

I know what you’re thinking, and yes, it really IS in the Bible!

The city of Samaria was in trouble! The enemy was camped OUTSIDE their gates waiting to attack them but at the same time there was a famine going on INSIDE their gates, too. If they opened their gates for the Syrian army, they faced capture or death…or both! But if they stayed inside, they would starve to death. See, because the enemy was camped outside, there was no way for food to get to them, therefore they were in a famine.

What’s interesting is how the Bible describes the food that they DID have to eat.

“And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass’s head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove’s dung for five pieces of silver.” (2 Kings 6:24-25)

WOW! Things had gotten so bad that all they had to eat were Donkey-Head Burgers and Dove Droppings for dessert! Mmmm….who’s ready for something to eat?

To add insult to injury, Samaria had brought this problem on themselves. They had stopped worshipping the true God and had gone after false gods. Now that they were in trouble, they realized none of those false gods could help them.

That is a picture of many people today. They have forsaken the true God and have begun worshipping idols in the world. They let just about anything and everything take the place of serving God and now their families are experiencing a spiritual famine because of it!

How sad it is to see those who have given up all the riches they could have in Christ and are content to eat the Donkey-Head Burgers and Dove Droppings the world has to offer. Not me! Give me a good ole’ steak and baked potato!

Why settle for less when Jesus has so much more waiting for you? Why keep living in a spiritual FAMINE when you can enjoy a spiritual FEAST! Sure, you can continue putting everything before God if you want, but you better get used to eating Donkey-Head Burgers and Dove Droppings!

 

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