2 Corinthians 5:21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

I am inspired by the Word. But I am already a believer, a disciple, and have been for decades. I have lost touch with how it feels to be lost and alone. Emotions are fleeting and change over time with worship, fellowship and obedience of faith.

I do not know if what inspires me today will touch a lost soul and inspire them to seek salvation. Maybe inspiration is the wrong thought altogether. Maybe it is desperation. I will admit I had read the bible and been in bible studies and church for some time before I ever got to the point of repenting of a life full of sin. Bible reading, studies and fellowship do not guarantee righteousness. To be honest my repentance had nothing to do with seeking righteousness.

That was in the background and I didn’t pay attention when I was younger. The Word crept into my mind. It was available to lead me to an understanding of repentance even though I did not know until that very moment that I needed it. Even that moment didn’t sound like a repentant mouth, but in my heart God heard me and accepted my broken heart.

So many times we focus on words that resonate with us because they hold important truths. We have been disciples for some time and have studied many scriptures and often find some scriptures become our “favorites”. We recite them often, if not allowed then in our hearts. That does not mean they will be the scriptures that turn another broken heart to God.

Some of us used many words and many opportunities to reason with the husband of a faithful woman. We brought out the big guns and still he did not accept Christ. Then one day, left alone to his own thoughts he repented. What scripture held the key to his salvation? His answer to me was so simple we all overlooked it. “God is not a liar.”

God knows how to reach the lost so much better than we do. We pass out tracts, have “stump” speeches, use apologetics, sit and reason with the lost and in the end it all comes down to this; “Father knows best”.

I don’t know the odds that my witness of how God turned my life around would make a difference in anyone else’s life, but it made a difference in mine. If it only reaches one person then all my efforts would have made it worth the time spent.

Here is a non scriptural thought I believe to be true. God doesn’t make mistakes.

1 Corinthians 1:27 But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong;

I am not ashamed any longer.

Deuteronomy 17:14-17 English Standard Version

Laws Concerning Israel’s Kings

14 “When you come to the land that the Lord your God is giving you, and you possess it and dwell in it and then say, ‘I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are around me,’ 15 you may indeed set a king over you whom the Lord your God will choose. One from among your brothers you shall set as king over you. You may not put a foreigner over you, who is not your brother. 16 Only he must not acquire many horses for himself or cause the people to return to Egypt in order to acquire many horses, since the Lord has said to you, ‘You shall never return that way again.’ 17 And he shall not acquire many wives for himself, lest his heart turn away, nor shall he acquire for himself excessive silver and gold.”

At this point in our walk we may have already read passages that indicate that the Kings of Israel did not obey these commandments.

We will probably think about King Solomon, if for no other reason than to recall the number of wives and concubines that this one king married and possessed.

1 Kings 4:21 Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

King Solomon was said to be the richest king ever, legend went further into the land of fantasy as we know from movies like King Solomon’s Mines. But that is fiction and we do not deal in fiction. While Solomon might be the most famous, he was not the only king of Israel to fail at keeping God’s commandments.

Over and over again the bible documents those kings violating God’s commandments. The most egregious being following other gods. There is a common expression that history is written by the victors. History is questioned and rewritten to serve the ruling party’s demands. In light of that it is with all respect for the authenticity of the bible that the mistakes and sinful behaviors of the kings of Israel were not rewritten to honor the title and ignore their sins.

Now we have a King that sits on the throne of heaven that never sinned, lived in poverty and always put the needs of His people first. The only King that obeyed the King’s Law. He alone is worthy.

• Revelation 5:9 And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation,
• Revelation 5:12 saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!”