Saturday, 9 May: 2 Kings 17:1-23; Proverbs 12:5-7; John 13:28-30
The Northern Kingdom of Israel was captured by Assyria because they had persisted in idolatry and wickedness. Despite the Lord's pleadings and warnings through His prophets, 19 wicked kings had spent some 250 years leading their people in the ways of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat. 2 Ki. 17:9 says they "did secretly those things that were not right against the Lord their God..." How often do we try to fool ourselves into thinking something we do or think is a 'secret'? Ezekiel 8:12 speaks of the things done "in the chambers of [our] imagery... for [we] say, The Lord seeth us not..."
How do we behave when no one's watching? Where do our thots go when our mind is idle? Godly character is evident when one walks perfectly in their own house (Ps.101:2-3), and keeps a close watch on the secret chambers of the mind. Even David, who so loved the Lord and His laws, still cries out in Ps.119:176, "I have gone astray..." Let us pray with him in 119:167, Let my soul love & keep Thy testimonies, O Lord!
The Northern Kingdom of Israel was captured by Assyria because they had persisted in idolatry and wickedness. Despite the Lord's pleadings and warnings through His prophets, 19 wicked kings had spent some 250 years leading their people in the ways of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat. 2 Ki. 17:9 says they "did secretly those things that were not right against the Lord their God..." How often do we try to fool ourselves into thinking something we do or think is a 'secret'? Ezekiel 8:12 speaks of the things done "in the chambers of [our] imagery... for [we] say, The Lord seeth us not..."
How do we behave when no one's watching? Where do our thots go when our mind is idle? Godly character is evident when one walks perfectly in their own house (Ps.101:2-3), and keeps a close watch on the secret chambers of the mind. Even David, who so loved the Lord and His laws, still cries out in Ps.119:176, "I have gone astray..." Let us pray with him in 119:167, Let my soul love & keep Thy testimonies, O Lord!
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