Passage of the Day - June 11, 2011

Ecclesiastes 10:2

² A wise man’s heart directs him toward the right, but the foolish man’s heart directs him toward the left.

Yep, it is the Conservatives/Republicans favorite verse.  Joking aside, right and left in the Bible is a metaphor for right and wrong, wise and foolish, strong and weak, action and inaction.  A wise man will do the wise right thing with strong action.  The foolish man will often fail to act, act weakly if he does, and foolishly be on the wrong side.  How do you want to be defined?  Do you want to be someone who foolishly does the wrong thing or wisely does the right thing?  Do you want to be a man or woman of action, or be on the sidelines?  If you are going to act, do so with purpose.  If you keep dancing in the backfield, waiting for something to develop, BAM! you’ll get developed!

Of course, doing what is wise in God’s eyes is often the exact opposite of what the world and safe Christians consider to be wise.

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