July 2023

 

What’s Right

 July 1 & 2, 2023
 July 1 – Daily Reading – 2 Chron. 18-20 / Acts 7:1-29
 July 2 – NO READING

 GOD’S WORD:

2 Chronicles 19:7 Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.

 GETTING INTO GOD’S WORD:

        “Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?” We have all heard these words as someone prepares to testify in a courtroom or takes the oath of office in the United States. This is not just a pledge. It is a pledge invoking the name of the Lord God Almighty. The one true God, who does not take pledging lightly. When you say I do, you are saying that you will not only tell the truth, but that you will tell all the truth to the best of your ability, and not make anything up that is not the truth. Judges are also required to take an oath before they set in judgment of others. Almost every oath includes an anti-bribery statement and a non-partisan statement. Where did they get that idea?

        In our text today, King Jehoshaphat set up judges to judge situations that might arise in the cities. He tells them in 2 Chronicles 19:6 “And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment.” In other words, what you do is serious because you are judging for God, and He is watching. In the next verse, they are given three oaths to abide by. No iniquity, or sinful dealings. Nor respect of persons. No racial, economical, or gender biases. And finally, nor taking of gifts, or no bribes. That sounds like the anti-bribery, non-partisan statements of judicial systems today. Old fashioned, Bible Basics. 

 GETTING GOD’S WORD INTO ME:

        Whether standing before a courtroom full of people, or taking an oath of office, these are principles that God has always endorsed. Jesus died for all humanity, non-partisan. To pay for our sin, no iniquity. No gift can buy that, no bribery.

Do you see that as the whole truth?

THE WEEK IN REVIEW:

      In the midst of our everyday lives, there is a Wonderful Reality. God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. We have seen that this week in:

  ● Wise Request
  ● Worshipful Rest
  ● Welcome Response
  ● Wrong Reasoning
  ● Worldly Relations
  ● What’s Right

      To know that God loves us, sent His Son Jesus to die for us, rose again, and ever lives for us is a Wonderful Reality.

       Enjoy today with your church and hear what God has prepared in the heart of His man for you this week.

   See you tomorrow.  

 SUNDAYS:

       Today we suggest you read and study whatever the Lord has laid on your Pastors heart. Whatever scripture he uses for today’s messages were given to him by God for your specific needs.

Wonderful Reality