Please enjoy these short devotionals. May we both continue to grow in love, knowledge, and living the Truth of Jesus. To God be the glory!

BAD COUNSEL

Who we listen to and the advice we base decisions on is vitally important. The Bible shows us several people who based decisions on bad counsel and the affects were/are far-reaching. Here are just three examples.

One of the first verses I teach children.

King Darius in Daniel 6:1-18 listening to the administrators of his government enacted a law that ended up with Daniel placed in the lion’s den. He immediately regretted the decision but what was done was done. The Bible says he didn’t sleep, eat, or enjoy entertainment all night.

King Xerxes listened to Haman (Esther 3:8-15) and signed a decree that would annihilate the Jewish people. It says that as the king and Haman sat down to drink after the decree was issued the city was thrown into confusion. After Esther reveals Haman’s evil plot, the king is livid, and has Haman hung in the gallows (Esther 7:9-10)

Pontious Pilate listened to the Jewish priests and then the crowd (Matthew 27:22-26) and a murderer was released from prison. Innocent Jesus was sentenced to be crucified.

The choices we make, the decisions we render affect people and situations to a greater degree than we ever realize. May we make them with Godly wisdom being very careful of whom we are listening to. How do we know if a decision is Godly? Does it line up with Biblical truths? James 3:17 tells us ‘But wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.

Who are we listening to? What is their motive? Is it Biblical?

1 Corinthians 15:33 Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.”

Prayer: Father, may your voice be the loudest voice in our heads. We want to follow you, Jesus. In Your Name, we pray. Amen.