Read Pr. 26:6
These next few verses are great in showing us how not to get burned. God wants us to discern good and evil and wise and foolish. To send an important message by a 1st grader is silly and so is it to send something by a fool. They will not only get your message mixed up but it will be damaging to you. When Saul was killed in battle the one who brought David the news was a fool. He made up this story of how he by chance came upon Saul in his chariot. Saul called out and asked him to kill him because Saul had been stabbed. So he killed him and took his crown and his head, and his bracelet so he could give them to David. He thought he would get a fat reward. If he had been wise and followed the story of David and Saul he would have known that David honored Saul and would never reward anyone for killing him. This foolish man was rebuked by David for destroying God's anointed and killed. Then we have the story of the wise messenger. He had seen Absalom killed by Joab and wanted to run and tell the king that his enemies had been avenged. His father, the priest knew that this would not be good news to David so he forbade him to go. Instead they sent Cushi to tell the king. After Cushi had left Ahimaaz begged to go even if he couldn't give the news. He was allowed to go and he took the short cut and beat Cushi. When he got to David and David specifically asked him about Absalom, he told him that he had seen a skirmish in the woods but didn't know what it was all about. Then Cushi arrived and gave him the news. Ahimaaz wanted to soften the blow for David. He knew he was fixing to be hit with bad news so he wanted to prepare him for it. That is compassion. He was a wise messenger. God is only going to trust the wise to carry his word. We are all to be messengers of the cross.
Lord, teach us to be wise that we might carry your word to those who need it.
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