Led By Your Faithfulness...👣

Daily Thought 💬 Proverbs 3:3 "Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart." Here, Solomon counsels his student to always value steadfast love and faithfulness. These qualities were to adorn the student's life as a necklace adorns its wearer, and they should be written figurately upon the heart. The Hebrew word translated "steadfast love" by the ESV is he'sed, meaning loyalty to one's covenant. This kind of love is reflected in the lives of people who remain true to their marriage vows. "Faithfulness" is from the Hebrew word emet. The primary meaning is dependability. When someone is dishonest or deceptive, we may refer to them as "false." The opposite of this is reflected here. Some translations choose words like "truth" for this reason. Throughout a believer's life, he should love God constantly and be dependable in doing what God assigns. This comment carries a similar message as Deuteronomy 6:8. Literal interpretation of that instruction: for Israel to bind His commands as a sign on the hand and as frontlets between the eyes–led the Jews to copy certain texts of Scripture, put them in a leather case, and tie the case to the left arm and forehead at the time of prayer. Our Heavenly Father, We thank You for your mercy and grace. Guide us in Your Word and truth. Help us to embrace love and faithfulness and to write them on our hearts. Teach us to treat each other with kindness, mercy, and love. Like the bright flowers of the butterfly weed seem to be reaching outward, let us glow brightly with Your truth and reach out to others with love and faithfulness. In Jesus’ holy name... Amen 🙏🏾