July 19, 2022 8:00 pm
While scuba diving in 2021, Jennifer’s eyes fixed on a small, green bottle at the bottom of a river. She scooped up what she describes as “a once-in-a-lifetime find.” The bottle contained a message written by a young man on his eighteenth birthday in 1926! The words requested that whoever discovered the message return it to him. Jennifer used Facebook to locate a delighted family member of the man. Although he’d died in 1995, his once-hidden note brought joy to Jennifer and his family.
In 2 Kings 22:8, we read that Hilkiah made an extraordinary find when he “found the Book of the Law in the temple of the Lord.” Instructed by King Josiah to “repair the temple” (v. 5), the king’s secretary found what was likely the book of Deuteronomy. “When the king heard the words of the Law,” he was both deeply moved and greatly distressed (v. 11). Like the temple in Judah itself, God and the reading of and obedience to the Scriptures He’d inspired had been neglected by the people. In repentance, the king had the temple swept clean of idols and anything that would displease God as he instituted reforms for his nation (23:1–24).
Today, our Bibles contain sixty-six books that reveal God’s wisdom and instruction—including Deuteronomy. As we read and listen to them, may the Holy Spirit transform our minds and reform our ways. Dive into the life-changing story of Scripture today and find wisdom to explore for a lifetime!
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Welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread. My name is Tom Felton and I titled our reading, What a Find. While scuba diving in 2021, Jennifer's eyes fixed on a small green bottle at the bottom of a river.
She scooped up what she describes as a once-in-a-lifetime find. The bottle contained a message written by a young man on his 18th birthday in 1926. The words requested that whoever discovered the message return it to him. Jennifer used Facebook to locate a delighted family member of the man.
Although he had died in 1995, his once hidden note brought joy to Jennifer and the man's family. In 2 Kings 22-8, we read that Hilkiah made an extraordinary find when he found the book of the law in the temple of the Lord. The high priest found what was likely the book of Deuteronomy. When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he was both deeply moved and greatly distressed. Like the temple in Judah itself, God, and the reading of and obedience to the Scriptures he'd inspired, had been neglected by the people.
In repentance, the king had the temple swept clean of idols and anything that would displease God as he instituted reforms for his nation. Today, our Bibles contain 66 books that reveal God's wisdom and instruction, including Deuteronomy. As we read and listen to them, may the Holy Spirit transform our minds and reform our ways. Dive into the life-changing story of Scripture today and find wisdom to explore for a lifetime. Today's Our Daily Bread devotional Scripture reading is from 2 Kings 22, verses 8-12. Then Shaphan the secretary informed the king, Hilkiah the priest has given me a book and Shaphan read from it in the presence of the king. When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his robes.
He gave these orders to Hilkiah the priest, Ahichim son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the secretary, and Isaiah the king's attendant. Let's pray. Heavenly Father, please help us see the things we need to change in our life as we spend time studying the Scriptures. Thank you, Lord. It's in Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Today's encouragement was provided by Our Daily Bread Ministries.
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