DAILY READINGS: 1 Samuel 13; Isaiah 52:1-12; 2 Cor. 12:14 to 13:14
But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them. Acts 11:4
Why are some events repeated in detail in Scripture? Here the Holy Spirit emphasizes the need to repeat events correctly and in orderly sequence. Most of us, at times, are guilty of embellishing the facts, and not giving an orderly account. How important it is to carefully prepare what we are going to say, to do our research thoroughly and deliver accurately. Misinterpretation can become defamation, and can bring enormous problems and sadness. —Brian Russell
He claims my lips, that poorest word,
In all my converse may be heard.
My motives, passions, thoughts, then these,
My inner life, my Lord may please. —Darley Terry