Tiny Devotional for 10-11-2023

 A great good morning to all my friends and neighbors in Internet Land! And to family members who have dropped by, excellent cold-brew coffee!

When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,
And when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.
Proverbs 11:10, NASB

The above statement is: TRUE. 

Here’s a logic problem for you:

If the city is rejoicing, and there is joyful shouting, that means the wicked have perished and it’s going well with the righteous.

That statement is: FALSE. 

First, there are many reasons for rejoicing and joyful shouting. 
Example: if the local baseball team wins the World Series, you’ll see LOTS of rejoicing and shouting. Is righteousness involved in that? The ONLY possible application I imagine is if the team members were committed to a righteous lifestyle that included a lot of batting practice and fielding drills. But honestly, the rejoicing is because of the win, not because of the righteousness.
This is a trivial example.

The second objection to the idea that celebration and righteousness are linked, is that not everyone in the world has the same standard for success. I think everyone knows this is true, but some applications are particularly painful. 
For example, this celebration scene:

They are rejoicing because the Twin Towers fell. 

Shocked? 

I was, at the time. More than that, I was ferociously angry; I wanted to smite them with my righteous rage.

Pretty much like they wanted to smite me. 

Here’s the deal: 

any time we take the judgment away from God, we put ourselves in the place of God, and that’s a sin. Are we confident that our values align with the Creator Father?

Best way I know:

Do justly.

Love Mercy.

Walk humbly with your God.

Peace be on your household.

Comments

  1. Moose45RiderOctober 11, 2023 at 2:58 PM

    Well put, it's always important to be reminded to put our worries in God's hands.

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  2. On Christ the Solid Rock I StandOctober 12, 2023 at 3:04 AM

    I like that wonderful statement my Brother Pat "Our values should align with Creator the Father. Praise God!

    ReplyDelete

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