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Chronicles 27-29; Psalm 112
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I have to admit that I had a little trouble focusing on the
reading in Chronicles today. At
this point, especially after reading through 1 and 2 Samuel and 1 and 2 Kings,
it feels like it is the same story over and over again. But whenever something is repeated a
lot in the Bible I think it is important to take notice of that. All scripture is God-breathed … so if a
certain theme or story or lesson is repeated many times, it must be important
to God.
The same stories of kings who did or did not follow the ways of
the Lord and in turn either were or were not blessed by the Lord needed to get
through to the remaining Israelites so that history would not keep repeating
itself. The same message is even
in the psalm today.
“Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who finds great delight in
his commands.”
“Even in darkness light dawns for the upright.”
“The longings of the wicked will come to nothing.”
“The longings of the wicked will come to nothing.”
Just like a parent and a child … we will keep reminding our
children of our expectations and keep teaching them the same thing over and
over so they will choose the right path.
We reward them when they do, and there are consequences for when they
don’t. Parents want their children
to trust in their teachings and choose the right path. Parents also love being able to give
their children rewards.
God is the same way.
He wants us to trust Him and to choose the path, however narrow it may
be, to follow Him. He wants to
save us from a life apart from Him that is full of darkness and instead to be
filled with His love and goodness.
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