2025

The waiting time must be invested in searching the book of the Lord.

Our present focus is to know what is required in waiting on God for counsel. First on the list is time.

The second sin of Israel in this verse of scripture was the fact that they acted without receiving counsel from God.

Israel sinned against God in so many ways, but our text itemised two of them. The first of these was that they forgot the works of God.

The salient point here is that although our efforts may never be enough, they will suffice for an acceptable minimum for God to step in. God rewards efforts.

How do we ensure that our prayer is not amiss? This is where we come again to the good book.

Preceding meditations have established the Bible as the book from where purposes, patterns, and perceptions are derived. In addition, the Bible is also a book of promises.

The perception or wisdom which Solomon applied on that occasion was from the book of God. God’s word gives perception.

In our previous meditation, we established that God’s book is a book of purpose. Today, we see it as a book of patterns.

Both John and Jesus found their purpose in the good book – the scriptures.