January 6, 2023
Friday
Wise Counsel
Proverbs 20:18
22 Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.”
Roughly speaking, around 2.5 million people work for the American federal government in some capacity. Theoretically, all of those individuals have the ear of the President of the United States through the President’s Cabinet—the heads of fifteen executive departments (State, Defense, Treasury, and more), plus the Vice President. Eight other counselors attend Cabinet meetings but are not official Cabinet members. Then, the President has a roster of hand-picked White House advisors. Finally, every citizen can give the President advice through their Congresspersons and Senators.
The Founding Fathers’ idea was that the Executive leader of the United States was to be held in check by an abundance of counselors. And that idea—a “multitude of counselors”—is thoroughly biblical. Even King Solomon, a royal monarch, knew there was value in the accountability and wisdom of many counselors. The same surely holds true for us as individuals.
Who are your wise counselors? What kind of access do you allow them in your life? Purpose to make 2023 a year of wise counsel. Seek out godly friends and mentors who can help you make the wisest decisions and whose counsel you are prepared to take.
A point to ponder…
It is better to get wisdom than gold.
Matthew Henry
Read the Bible through in a year
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