Influence Through Consistency
Ecclesiastes 5:1 KJV says to “Keep thy foot” when you go into the house of God. It’s a shame that later versions changed that. Keep thy foot is an expression of maintaining yourself in your usual pattern of life. In the context of Ecclesiastes 5:1-7, Solomon’s instruction was to be godly all the time. Not just when you enter worship.
In fact the heading on my Bible in that spot say Fear God. That’s as good of a summary as can be given of the paragraph.
As we plan our day, remembering how we carried ourselves into worship and looking for ways to apply the lessons we learned is a great way to “Keep our feet” before others. We are after all, to be the salt of the earth by flavoring the world with our influence. (Matthew 5:13)
And to freshen up … going back often to God in prayer and reading from his word is a great way to keeping that godly attitude all week.
Daily Bible reading for July 8
Ecclesiastes 5:1-7
Joshua 6
Jeremiah 1:11-19
Matthew 17
July 8, 2013
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