Watch out for those left-handers!

The second judge was a left-handed man, but when he went to Eglon, king of Moab, Israel’s oppressor at the time, the king’s guard did not think of the possibility that Ehud the judge might not be right-handed,

Now Ehud made himself a dagger (it was double-edged and a cubit in length) and fastened it under his clothes on his right thigh. So he brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. (Now Eglon was a very fat man.) And when he had finished presenting the tribute, he sent away the people who had carried the tribute. But he himself turned back from the stone images that were at Gilgal, and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” He said, “Keep silence!” And all who attended him went out from him. So Ehud came to him (now he was sitting upstairs in his cool private chamber). Then Ehud said, “I have a message from God for you.” So he arose from his seat. Then Ehud reached with his left hand, took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly. Even the hilt went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not draw the dagger out of his belly; and his entrails came out. Then Ehud went out through the porch and shut the doors of the upper room behind him and locked them (Jdg 3.16–23).

If you have an uncommon trait, such as being left-handed as Ehud and me, find a way to use it for the glory of God, and for the improvement of God’s people. He will love you for it, and His people will love you for it.

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