Proverbs 29:12 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says...

“If a ruler hearken to lies, All his servants are wicked.” (Proverbs 29:12 KJV)

He reminds the obvious, that dishonest leadership is a breeding ground for corruption. In some way of saying, it only needs one rotten apple to make all the apples in a basket rotten. So, it is in a group, in a community, in an organization or in a nation. The more so when the rot sits at the top, as this passage declares. And, this sounds familiar, real time.

A ruler holding dominion and power over others, whose authority and action impacts the lives of many, when he listens to lies reveals that he himself is a cheat and a liar. If he isn't, he could be a blank and dense person unfit to lead. When lies can get past through him, listened to and acted upon, every work of darkness and wickedness will pass through, as well. And, when he and his cohorts enforce those evil ways to rule, presenting it as good and righteous, God pronounced these words on them: “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight. In that day they will roar over it like the roaring of the sea. And if one looks at the land, there is only darkness and distress; even the sun will be darkened by clouds.” (Isaiah 5:20-21, 30 NIV)

For all children of the light through grace by faith in Christ Jesus, God exhorts us with these words: “Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”” (Ephesians 5:11-14 ESV)

And I Say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)

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