“Karen’s Notes!

Insights from a Glory-Bound Lady”

Selected Notes

Volume 6 Number 25

#269 “The Bible is Our Road Map from the Lord!”

June 21, 2023

We pick up from last week a couple of important applications from God’s Word.

Last week I shared some thoughts Karen wrote about the clear instructions concerning what the future king must not do according to Deuteronomy 17:14-17. He must not accumulate horses for military strength (17:14-16), foreign wives for political strength (17:17a), nor vast sums of wealth (17:17b) for independence from the Lord. Those were the things the king was not to do. Now from Karen’s notes today, we will see the thing that the future king was supposed to do. Let me share the Scripture and then what Karen wrote.

“And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites: And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them: That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel” (Deuteronomy 17:18-20).

This is a very brief portion of a paragraph from the conference notes she was teaching:

“If God wanted to direct the steps of the king and encourage him in all ways, don’t you think He cares about every part of our lives? There is Scripture that deals with relationships with our boss, mate, children, neighbor, authority and even our enemies!

It teaches us stewardship, humility, kindness, how to lovingly confront, boldness, sharing our faith, growing in our walk with Him. God reveals so much about Himself, Heaven and hell through His written Word. We are blessed to have it.

Therefore, we should be compelled to read it, memorize it, apply it, and share it.”

With a loving smile I am sending you on your way:

That was my Karen. She was a very loving and affectionate wife. She had lots of hugs for her children and the young moms she mentored. But when it came to the Lord and His Word, she was straight to the point and full of conviction.

“Therefore, we should be compelled to read it, memorize it, apply it, and share it.”

What more can I say? The king was supposed to keep a copy of the Word nearby, read it often, and obey it. That’s what Karen firmly believed. Sounds like pretty good directions for us as well, doesn’t it?