A certain king who did not believe in God, had a slave who, in all circumstances always said: “My king, do not be discouraged because everything God does is perfect. He makes no mistakes!”
One day they went hunting when suddenly a wild animal jumped out of the bushes and attacked the king. His slave managed to kill the animal, but his majesty lost a finger from the attack.
Furiously and without considering that his life had been saved, the king exclaimed, "God is no good! If He was good, I would not have been attacked by that wild animal, and I would not have lost my finger."
The slave replied: "My king, despite all these things, I can only tell you that God is good, and He knows why these things happened. What God does is perfect. He is never wrong!"
Outraged by the slave's response, the king ordered that the slave be thrown in jail.
Later, the King went on another hunt -- this time alone. He was captured by savages, who practiced human sacrifice.
As the king was about to be slain and offered as a sacrifice to the gods, the savages discovered that one of his fingers was missing. The king without his finger was deemed abominable and an unfit sacrifice to the gods. So they released him.
Upon his return to the palace, the king had a sudden change of heart, and he ordered that his slave be released. And since then, he treated the slave affectionately.
One day they went hunting when suddenly a wild animal jumped out of the bushes and attacked the king. His slave managed to kill the animal, but his majesty lost a finger from the attack.
Furiously and without considering that his life had been saved, the king exclaimed, "God is no good! If He was good, I would not have been attacked by that wild animal, and I would not have lost my finger."
The slave replied: "My king, despite all these things, I can only tell you that God is good, and He knows why these things happened. What God does is perfect. He is never wrong!"
Outraged by the slave's response, the king ordered that the slave be thrown in jail.
Later, the King went on another hunt -- this time alone. He was captured by savages, who practiced human sacrifice.
As the king was about to be slain and offered as a sacrifice to the gods, the savages discovered that one of his fingers was missing. The king without his finger was deemed abominable and an unfit sacrifice to the gods. So they released him.
Upon his return to the palace, the king had a sudden change of heart, and he ordered that his slave be released. And since then, he treated the slave affectionately.
He told his slave, "Now I know that God was really good to me! I was almost killed by the wild men, but because of my missing finger, I was let go. My question now is: if God is so good, why did he allow me to put you in jail?"
The slave answered, "My King, had I gone with you on the hunt, I would have been sacrificed instead because I have all my finger. Remember everything God does is perfect. He is never wrong. He made you throw me in jail to protect me."
MORAL OF THE STORY: Often we complain about life and seeming misfortunes. We often forget that everything has a purpose.
God is never wrong!
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