What do you do when truth finally catches up with you after years of getting it wrong? King Josiah’s reaction to God’s Law reveals a posture many avoid, but every believer needs when correction arrives uninvited.
The Israelites discovered a counterintuitive weapon: praise in the midst of pressure. Their story offers a timeless reminder that what lifts your voice may also lift your life.
The Benefits of Wisdom: How Not to Play the Ostrich – So far, we have meditated on various benefits of wisdom. Our exploration of the advantages of wisdom has mostly dwelt on what wisdom is able to help one do or become.
Our meditation today shall be on what makes for or facilitates divine acceptance. The best place to be is usually on the side of God. But we cannot say that we are on the LORD’s side when God is not on our side. It takes two to tango; two cannot walk together unless they share agreement or have things in common (Amos 3:3).
It is generally accepted that a good reputation is better than possessions. Although, some may not agree with this notion, the fact that God Himself thinks so underscores the importance of having a good name (Proverbs 22:1).
Our meditation today shall be on the benefits of cheerfulness. And it came to pass in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was before him, that I took the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had never been sad in his presence before. Therefore the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This is nothing but sorrow of heart.”
