The audacity of Odysseus

Scripture:
Proverbs 21:29  A wicked man puts on a bold face,
but the upright gives thought to his ways.

Proverbs 28:1  The wicked flee when no one pursues,
but the righteous are bold as a lion.

Jeremiah 1:7 "Do not say, 'I am only a youth';
for to all to whom I send you, you shall go,
and whatever I command you, you shall speak.
8  Do not be afraid of them,
for I am with you to deliver you,
declares the Lord."



Odysseus. He was the king of Ithica, supposedly the most adventurous of all Greek mythical characters. So one time he and his men were coming home to Ithica from a battle and a gust of wind changed their course so they had to pass by the sirens. The sirens were supremely beautiful women in mermaid form who sang so beautifully, sailors could not resist but go to them. The thing about it though was the sirens would be sitting on rocks so in attempt to get to the sirens sailors would crash into the rocks and DIE!

But Odysseus, upon finding out that they would be passing by the sirens, even knowing that no man had ever heard the sirens sing and lived to tell about it, decided that he just had to hear them sing for himself. So instead of changing course, he poured wax into his ship mates' ears so that they couldn't hear the sirens sing and therefore avoid being tempted to go to them. He also had himself tied to a mast so that he could hear the sirens but not be able to do anything about it should he be tempted. So because of his audacity to face the sirens, he became the only man to ever hear the sirens and live to tell about it.

BOLDNESS!!!

...so help me God...