We have to choose, and so it is imperative that we choose wisely, with deliberation and much reflection. That is our best hope—our only hope—for making the right choice.
Today's proverb was more like a sermon. Took me a bit to adjust to it in order to get your point, perhaps because of the length of it. Many probably aren't familiar with the story you used to illustrate your point. I know I wasn't. This shows there is always something new in the Bible for everyone, if they just look. It also helps one to improve their understanding. Thanks. Will be linking as usual.
It did end up being long. Normally I focus on a specific verse or passage, but this time I took in the last four chapters of Judges — that’s a big bite!
This is one I’ve been ruminating on for a while. Individual choice and the need to choose is foundational to my entire worldview. At some point one has to address the question: what if I get it wrong? The end of Judges gives us a possible answer.
A lot of biblical commentators will use the story as a rationale why we need kings and rulers to govern us. I’ve never been able to see that rationale, because if the Israelites then and the rest of humanity now would simply follow God’s Law, these bad things do not come to pass. Kings and governments do not prevent such catastrophes—human history proves that in abundance—but righteous conduct absolutely would.
We just need to be careful that our conduct is actually righteous, and not merely self-righteous.
Thank you for the high praise, although I'm not sure any wisdom here is actually mine. Quite literally I am simply summarizing what has been in Scripture for millennia.
Consequences do come for us all. Our challenge is figuring out which consequences we should want and which actions we should take to get them.
Consequences. One of the main lessons of life is that your decisions have consequences. By the time you’re middle aged, you’re left ruminating about how your life has turned out, how you’re now reaping the consequences. It can be the proverbial bitter pill to swallow, that’s for sure. By the time you’re truly old you have figured out how you should have lived: you should have been kinder, you should have prepared for hard times, and you should have lived more like Jesus advised you to live.
I thank God for His mercy.
And I thank you, Peter, for imparting your wisdom in such eloquent ways!
Today's proverb was more like a sermon. Took me a bit to adjust to it in order to get your point, perhaps because of the length of it. Many probably aren't familiar with the story you used to illustrate your point. I know I wasn't. This shows there is always something new in the Bible for everyone, if they just look. It also helps one to improve their understanding. Thanks. Will be linking as usual.
It did end up being long. Normally I focus on a specific verse or passage, but this time I took in the last four chapters of Judges — that’s a big bite!
This is one I’ve been ruminating on for a while. Individual choice and the need to choose is foundational to my entire worldview. At some point one has to address the question: what if I get it wrong? The end of Judges gives us a possible answer.
A lot of biblical commentators will use the story as a rationale why we need kings and rulers to govern us. I’ve never been able to see that rationale, because if the Israelites then and the rest of humanity now would simply follow God’s Law, these bad things do not come to pass. Kings and governments do not prevent such catastrophes—human history proves that in abundance—but righteous conduct absolutely would.
We just need to be careful that our conduct is actually righteous, and not merely self-righteous.
Hubris will always be man’s eternal downfall.
Thank you for the high praise, although I'm not sure any wisdom here is actually mine. Quite literally I am simply summarizing what has been in Scripture for millennia.
Consequences do come for us all. Our challenge is figuring out which consequences we should want and which actions we should take to get them.
Consequences. One of the main lessons of life is that your decisions have consequences. By the time you’re middle aged, you’re left ruminating about how your life has turned out, how you’re now reaping the consequences. It can be the proverbial bitter pill to swallow, that’s for sure. By the time you’re truly old you have figured out how you should have lived: you should have been kinder, you should have prepared for hard times, and you should have lived more like Jesus advised you to live.
I thank God for His mercy.
And I thank you, Peter, for imparting your wisdom in such eloquent ways!