Last night I was laying in bed thinking about this passage.
On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king. And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus. And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.
-Esther 6:1-3-
“It is not deeds or acts that last: it is the written record of those deeds and acts”
-Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915)-
Verse one, when I was little, always surprised me. It still does somewhat. I was like, "the king had to keep a special book of good things, that happened to him, because he could not remember?" And the words! "Book of Records" "Chronicles." It sounded special. It had a place. But it is true. Especially if you are in a position of prominence, authority, however small, you have too much on your mind. Things to accomplish and complete. Deadlines and appointments. Commitments. Goals. You cannot possibly remember everything. You are expected too and you should.
"But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more."
-Luke 12:48-
Sometimes writing things and thoughts down creates the permanent mental note but not always. Some people are really good at just mental notes. But, no one is really perfect at this. Only God can keep perfect complete order and mental memory of everything.
Everyone writes different things down. We write personal dictations to ourselves to not forget certain things. We write lists and memos. Ideas and thoughts. Assessments and conclusions. Memories and expressions. Observations and deductions. Our wants. Desires. Needs. Longings. All these things are about us. Self. It is not bad but it is one-tracked and than we can become blinded to important happenings about and around us that involve us.
Have you ever recorded your blessings? Things that others have done for you? Written down the answers to prayers you have prayed?
I have to write things down, I do not want to forget certain things, and I want to ask Him about different thoughts I have. If I do not I can become bogged down with things that are important but I do not need to be dwelling on them that much.
Many, O LORD my God, are Thy wonderful works which Thou hast done, and Thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto Thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
-Psalm 40:5-
He knows your thoughts and needs before you even think them and ask Him. (Psalm 139:1-18, Matthew 6:32).
How precious also are Thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them.
-Psalm 139:17-
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
-Jeremiah 29:11-
God has thoughts of us all the time. We are unaware of it. We do not think about it because we are not thinking about Him.
Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
-Proverbs 16:3-
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night.
He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither.
-Psalm 1:1-3-
How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word.
-Psalm 119:9-
God's revealing of His thoughts and testament toward us is His recorded Scripture.
"The grass withers, the flower fades, but the Word of our God stands forever."
-Isaiah 40:8-
Every Word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.
-Proverbs 30:5-
But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him.
-I Corinthians 2:9-
"Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall."
-Matthew 7:24-27-
(This was written by one of the sisters who loves to write her thoughts in organized collections of musings).
Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
