July 29

Today's Reading

2 Chronicles. The themes in Chapter 24 are pregnant with meaning. The religious leaders failed to take care of business (so heavenly minded that they were no earthly good?). The King stepped and and took care of business, but where was his heart? As soon as Jehoiada died, Joash bowed to political pressure and re-introduced pagan worship. Then, when he was warned, he was complicit in the death of Zechariah. Finally, many of his people wanted him gone and God's hand of judgment fell.

Romans 12 begins with the command to present our bodies as a living sacrifice to God, not conforming to this world, but being transformed. It ends with the wisdom that the way to conquer evil is by doing good. What great life lessons!

Psalms 22 started yesterday with the sacrifice that would be made by Christ. Today it pictures the end result, that every knee shall bow and all those who have acknowledged Him by choice will live with Him rejoicing.

Proverbs. O, for the wisdom of those who sit in judgment.

And what do you long for? Any questions or thoughts today?