Daily Wisdom

‘Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.’ Joel 3:28

The Day of the Lord is speaking to the second coming of Christ (Rev 19:11-21). There are 283 verses (155 O.T. / 128 N.T.) that prophesy about the second coming of Christ. The RAPTURE of the Church (to meet the LORD in the air) and the SECOND COMING OF CHRIST are two separate events that are separated by a seven-year period.  Whereas the Rapture of the Church is seen as a time of joy (I Thess 2:19, II Cor 1:14 and Jn 14:1-3), the Second Coming is seen as a time of judgment (Mt 25:31-46, I Thess 5:1-3, II Thess 1:7-10 and Rev 19:11-16) and decision.

They simplest way to state the importance with this context of scripture is by saying, "decide today or the decision will be made for you!" (Isa 13).  Look around you. See your family and friends, have they received God's forgiveness and Christ promise? Have they been warned about sin's consequences? If we understand the severity of God's final judgment, we will want to take God's offer of hope to those we know. Joshua stated the importance over 4,600 years ago, ‘Choose you this day whom you will serve’ (Jos 24:15). We may have chosen to accept the promise of Christ, but are we choosing daily to follow Christ? 

Cautious in waiting till tomorrow to choose, the choice may not be waiting for you… HSAY

Daily Wisdom

1 Tim 1:19 “Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck.”

It is said, there is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience, and it exist as a choice in faith, a repetitive one.

The path to a clear conscience requires a consistent choice to live in faith and treasuring it above all else by choosing to do in Christ what is right.  

The aim of any captain is to salvage his ship by keeping it in the smoothest of waters. Therefore, the decisions we make by faith will directly determine our ability to hold a good conscience despite of the storms around us. Otherwise we find ourselves in the roughest of circumstances that can shipwreck our spirit.

Doing the right thing is a choice, and with it comes a good conscience! (Acts 24:16)

HSAY… Todd

Daily Wisdom

1 Sam 24:17 “And he (Saul) said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.”

It’s surprising how much patience Saul had towards David’s plea in ch. 24, considering how outrageous Saul was against him. But, God restrained Saul’s heart which had to have been struck with amazement when Saul found how much he had lain at David’s mercy. Leading Saul to weep at the sound of David’s voice and kindness (vs 16). David’s love for the Lord, righteousness and Saul showed forth in two ways: 1.) David knew Saul was anointed and placed as king by the Lord, and thus only the Lord would remove him in his time (vs 6). 2.) David understood that his purpose was to act righteously and let the Lord be the judge between him and Saul (vs 15 “The Lord therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee…”).  It should not be surprising that the Lord used David’s humility to shine forth the needed light on Saul’s heart, and allowing him to find humility in the Lord as well. God made good such hope through David’s righteousness, Psa 37:6 “And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.” Always be quick to offer up good towards evil, often it’s the only light available and desperately needed to shine in a dark situation (Rom 12:21), and then let the Lord do the judging between thee.

Man’s ability to do good lies in his humility and God’s righteousness.

HSAY… Todd

Daily Wisdom

“And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.” 2 Sam 6:7

Sadly, the death of Uzzah and his brother Ahio, was not due to God’s anger directly against them, but more so theirs, and David’s lack of attention to spiritual matters. Several come into play, one the ark was to only be carried by Levites (Exo 25:14-15) and second, the ark was to rest upon two staves (Exo 37:1-4) not a new cart (2 Sam 6:3). Carelessly they put themselves where they should not have been, in proximity to the ark. But, even more so it was King David’s direction in both matters concerning who carried it and how that ultimately cost all involved.  Don’t be careless in your decisions concerning yourself and others, you may not take seriously God’s word but He does. It may not be at a cost of life, but it can still be at a cost. Here are a few things God wants us to remember… least forgetting could cost us dearly: Salvation, Sabbath, Commandments, Humility, Less Fortunate, Thankfulness, our Spiritual gifts, and learning from other’s mistakes.  A carless attitude and attention to God’s will can bring about adverse results. Don’t just make good decisions, make Godly decisions and they’ll be good for you.

You know you’re on the right track when your decisions don’t cause you to look back!

HSAY… Todd