SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 4/26/2013
9:05 AM
My Worship Time Focus: In the
Courtroom
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: Eccl. 4:1-3
Message of the
verses: Today we begin the forth
chapter of the book of Ecclesiastes and Dr. Wiersbe entitles this chapter “Life
Just Isn’t Fair,” and I am sure that all people in the world have thought that
from time to time in their lives, for when we look at life under the sun we can
surely come to that conclusion. We will
now see how Solomon viewed this seeing how he was the richest man in material
things that ever lived, and was the wisest man who ever lived.
Dr. Wiersbe writes in his introduction to this chapter
the following “In this chapter, Solomon recorded his observations from visiting
four different places and watching several people go through a variety of
experiences. His conclusion was that life
is anything but monotonous, for we have no idea what problems may come to us on
any given day. No wonder he wrote, ‘Do
not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth’
(Prov. 27:1 KNJV).”
In the courtroom (Eccl. 4:1-3): “1 ¶
Then I looked again at all the acts of oppression which were being done under the
sun. And behold I saw the tears of the oppressed and that they had no
one to comfort them; and on the side of their oppressors was power, but they
had no one to comfort them. 2 So I
congratulated the dead who are already dead more than the living who are still
living. 3 But better off than both of
them is the one who has never
existed, who has never seen the evil activity that is done under the
sun.”
These verses seem to show Solomon in a courtroom looking
at three tragedies of which the first one is oppression and exploitation in the
halls of justice. Second he say pain and
sorrow that was in the lives of the innocent people; and that last thing he saw
was the unconcern on the part of those who could have brought comfort. All of these are sad situations. This had such an effect on Solomon that he
thought it would be better to be dead, even better yet not to have been
born. I one was never born then one
would never have to view the things he is writing about.
Solomon was the King of Israel, but because of the
political machinery that was in place it would have been impossible to fix all
of the problems, as it is impossible to fix all the political problems in any
country. As believers in Jesus Christ we
are to pray for those who rule over us, and that is a difficult thing to do at
this time in our nation’s history, but God commends us to do it. We are also to be involved as much as
possible to elect fair and just people since we do have this power to vote in
our nation. As long as we live in this
sinful world things of injustice will continue to happen, but we know that the
Lord is the ruler of all the earth, and one day the Lord Jesus Christ will
return to earth to set up is 1000 year kingdom on this earth and at that time
justice will prevail.
Spiritual meaning
for my life today: It is not too
hard to get down as we look around the world today seeing the great injustice
that is going on. We live in an age
where communications is perhaps the best is ever has been and so we can tell in
an instance when something is going wrong.
I know that this has never been a problem for the Lord to see what is
going on around His world, and I also know that He is in charge and that He has
a plan for this earth and nothing will stop it from coming to pass. With this in mind as I think of the Lord
omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience, His love and justice I have to continue
to look up trusting in the Lord.
My Steps of Faith for Today: Proverbs 3:5-6 says, “5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart And do
not lean on your own understanding. 6 In
all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.” I trust that as I acknowledge Him in all of
my decisions today, but small and big that He will direct my path and make it
straight.
Memory verse for the
week: Mark 14:38
38 Keep watching and praying that you may not come into
temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Answer to Yesterday’s Bible
Question: “Pilate” (John 19:6
Today’s Bible
Question: “Who said, ‘I have sinned in
that I have betrayed the innocent blood’?”
Answer in Tomorrow’s SD.
4/26/2013 10:01 AM
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