The Devotional - A Look at the Book #635

by Jesse Abel

The Devotional – A Look at the Book #635

Papa “J” May Say

Psalm 128:1 states this: Blessed is every one who fears the LORD, Who walks in His ways. This would not be a blessing of the moment or of the hour. It is the result of living in the abundant life, promised by Jesus Christ. John 14:12-18

Thoughts about Life

The teen was very quiet and did not want to talk, but eventually I said. “Why did you change seats”? He explained that his elder wanted to talk with the man that was seated next to me and that he was sitting next to the elder for most of the trip. “I see!” but in by mind I was thinking that my friend was either under conviction or just got tired of talking with me. Our last meal before landing came. “I watched the teen as he apparently did not care about the blessing of the rabbis. He began tearing open his packages. I could not contain myself, “I see that you are going to eat that sandwich and I notice that rabbi So-so is not someone is of your faith, my friend of earlier would not eat that”. The boy looked stunned; then at me and the sandwich, he was apparently hungry. I thought that maybe it was a blessing in disguise that he was forced to set away from the group so I said. Hey, so who’s watching… go ahead eat it and give me the wrapper. If anyone says anything, we will just tell them that I ate it”. He smiled and in three bites the first half of the sandwich was gone, he gave me the crackers which were blessed by the same guy, but he ate the rest of his meal. Other than this I did not have much conversation with the youngster and he seemed content with that. The plane landed, but I do know that the Jewish group was bound for Russia and we did not see them again.

Ecclesiastes 10

Verses 3-4 – Have you ever played the fool? I know I have and if you are not willing to lie to yourself you will say; “yes” as well. This does not mean that you are a fool; it just means that you know how to be one. The one who practices foolishness is one who shows everyone he meets that he is a fool. The scripture clearly states that the fool says in his own heart that there is no God and Psalm 14:1 goes on to say that these folks are corrupt, doing abominable works and experience nothing good. The verse in Psalms actually establishes the perquisites for being a fool. One: no fear of God; Two: Everything done by them is corrupt; Three: They are an abomination to everyone around them; and Four: They are not capable of doing any good, so everything done by them is classified as EVIL. 

Fools are found in all walks of life; they rule over nations, over cities and towns. They are found in the market place, on the street corners and even in the gutters. This does not mean that all of our rulers and governors, or professionals are fools, It simply means as you well know that a fool can be found anywhere you place your foot. The fact is, that the state flags with the snake and the words… Don’t tread on me” are tracked heavily these days with the footprints of fools. Solomon says: “don’t give up the ship, stand your ground and that healing is available. Be like Nehemiah who rebuilt the Jerusalem wall with a weapon in one hand a hammer in the other and a prayer in his heart.

We need and army of Nehemiah types! Why? Because the fool’s cry of there is no God is getting louder and louder in this land of the free. Many are following the fool’s damaging footsteps on our soil, on our flag and our future. The liberal sounds of the times sound good and as we have heard many times. If it sounds too good to be true, then it is too good to be true.