Today, I am reading and commenting on 2 Samuel 23-24.

I was not sure where to start today, when I was reminded of spring by David’s words recorded here.
‘When one rules over people in righteousness,
    when he rules in the fear of God,
 he is like the light of morning at sunrise
    on a cloudless morning,
like the brightness after rain
    that brings grass from the earth.’
Reading that I am reminded of how pleasant it is when one takes walk outside in the spring after the rain ends, or first thing in the morning on a clear day in spring.  Everything seems better, brighter, and happier.  The grass is greener, and life seems to be everywhere.  While David was talking about those in charge of government, what he says applies to anyone in a position of leadership over others.  If a leader of people fears God and acts in righteousness, those whom he leads perceive everything to be better and brighter than it was before this leader emerge.  As David said, a society or a nation will thrive more when their rulers fear God.   As we read David’s words a little further, he tells us that evil men in any role in any society are like thorns.  They tear and damage those who come too close.  If they become too numerous, nothing fruitful will be produced.   Let us fear God and live in righteousness rather than allow ourselves to become thorns which bring a land down.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.