Positive Deviant - 1 Kings 17-22

When King Ahab sought counsel from the prophets about the possible success of an upcoming battle he asked his normal "yes-men" prophets. They all told him he would be successful. Like mindless drones they told the king what he wanted to hear. That was the norm for the day and for the king. I can imagine how it must have been in the "prophet break room" when it they were told that the visiting King of Judah wanted to consult another prophet; one not with their unionized group. The consulted Micaiah son of Imlah. What ever Imlah did to teach Micaiah it must have been good. Micaiah was not willing to follow the social norms of the prophet-for-hire-mindless-group. Micaiah was willing to deviate from the norms. He was, in the minds of the King and the prophet group, a deviant. But, in God's eyes, Micaiah was a positive-deviant in that he was willing to go contrary to the norms of the day - different from the status quo and become a positive deviant for God. God is in the business of identifying and equipping and using positive deviants in today's society. God wants His children to be positive deviants for Him but loving when others hate, by forgiving when others say they won't ever forget and by serving when others want to be served. Be willing to be a positive deviant for God.