Judgements

I want to use the word judgements as in making a decision or deciding a case. A recent blog was referring to Deuteronomy 6  where Moses was using the words Commandments, Statues, Judgements and several other words depending on what version you are reading. Here I want to look at making a decision or deciding a case, (judgements). King David is a favorite Bible Character of mine. When Deuteronomy is talking about judgements, it would be things like King David and Goliath. King David made a decision to fight Goliath even though King Saul's greatest warriors were afraid of Goliath. King David had faith, he could defeat Goliath with God's help. And he did. It was a good decision and showed God's power. King David also made a poor decision with Bathsheba and suffered God's judgement. He also repented. That is why the Bible records both good and bad decisions by people such as King David. They are recorded for our learning not just good material for Childrens Church. You would not use David and Bathsheba in a Childrens story as you would David and Goliath. You also see Joseph, another favorite character, that went through much on his journey to where God would use him. He was an amazing man and went through much and in the end his judgements saved many people. The Bible shows the consequences of many judgements and we are to teach people to depend on God to make good judgements. I used King David's bad judgement to justify my own bad judgement and suffered bad consequences. God gives us these examples of bad judgement,  not for us to copy but to learn from and do differently.   Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: Deuteronomy 6:1 God bless, LVZ.

The last two blogs were credit to things I heard from Paige Patterson. I really enjoyed listening to him. I am currently reading Mysteries of the Bush by Paige. Sometimes my thoughts in my blog stem from sermons or books and I feel I should give credit. Sometimes I wonder if anything I think about and write about does not stem from someone else. I  do know I am influenced by these people and I do try to make sure I am influenced by good people.  Ten years down the road I may read this scripture again and not even realize anymore where my learning came from. I have learned all my life from others. I try to make it my own. If I can learn just one scripture each day and apply it to my life, I feel I am growing. I do try to read and contemplate something each day from God's word. Some days it becomes difficult,  other days as I review something I heard recently, it is easy. Credit these last two contemplations from Paige Patterson. Perhaps this is what the scripture means iron sharpens iron. Perhaps that is why the Bible tells us to forsake not the assembling of ourselves together. We can encourage and learn from each other.