Sunday in my regular reading schedule I came across this verse and wrote about it for a future post on my devotional blog,
Proverbs 10:9 (KJV) He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.My point was that we need to live in such a way that people trust us. Then I read this as Josiah is getting serious about getting the temple back in shape,
2 Kings 22:7 (KJV) Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.Coincidence? Sure, why not? Strange though.
Here in the OT we have an example of what I was thinking about. Was this originally a preaching point for NT Christians? I doubt it. It was an observation that there were people of honor in ancient Israel. At the same time the Holy Spirit uses things we read to teach us lessons, encourage us, clarify things, in short, whatever we need.
We need to be reminded of what Christian culture should look like. I can remember when your word was your bond. I can remember when contracts were sealed with a handshake instead of multiple pages of legalese. I can remember never locking the house. That was a culture based on the Bible and having an expectation that people would walk uprightly.
Pray for those days to return. Live in such a way that your corner of the world embraces that moral standard.
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