1 KINGS 13
Courage. The anonymous prophet received his message from God and delivered it to the king. It was fulfilled nearly three hundred years later by King Josiah (2 Kings 23:15–20). The prophet did not fear the king’s threats or succumb to the king’s bribes, both of which would have invalidated his ministry.
Compromise. Had the prophet continued to obey God’s directions, he would not have been killed, but gradually he got out of the will of God. Instead of hurrying home, he sat down (v. 14). Instead of obeying his original commission from God, he believed the lies of the old prophet. The prophet ended up eating and drinking with an enemy who pretended to be a friend.
Unless they can back it up from the Word, beware when others know God’s will for your life. The sign found on some traffic lights preaches a good sermon:OBEY YOUR OWN SIGNAL.