Scripture Verse that caught my attention today: 1 Kings 16:14 Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Annals of the Kings of Israel?
Observation: This chapter, like many chapters, is full of names we’ve never or seldom heard of, even though they were leaders of one sort or another.
Application: It’s so easy to think that the world revolves around us, to think that if we don’t do it, no-one will—and the world will come crashing down. The fact of the matter is that, for most of us, even if we are well-known among our peers and in our particular era in life, years and years from now most people will have never heard of most of us. Our names will seem no more familiar than Elah is to me.
This is not sufficient reason for despair. There is in fact meaningful work for us to do…and our presence alone is of significant value to those who love us. Nevertheless, I appreciated the following tweet from Len Sweet this morning: “when Robert E. Speer was asked if he planned to write his memoirs, he said: ‘if the Lord will hide my sins, I shall not parade my virtues.’”
Prayer: Lord, thank for the reminders that your work goes on and is accomplished not only through us, but also through many others.
(Readings today included: 1 Kings 16, 2 Chronicles 15-16, Colossians 1)
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