Psalm 106:28-31
Then they yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor, and ate sacrifices offered to the dead; they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds, and a plague broke out among them. Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was stayed. And that was counted to him as righteousness from generation to generation forever.
Lord, the art of sophistry is one of my leading talents and I am my best admirer of the art! It is no problem for me to convince myself that some worldly activity, some worship of a foreign god, is something that really pleases You. And I am wrong. I need a Phinehas in my life.
Today’s readings in the Psalms:
Morning: Psalm 122
Mid-day: 119:41-48
Evening: Psalm 47
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