El fundamento de la sabiduría [Eclesiastés 7:15–18] Durante la reunión de oración de esta mañana, medité sobre los temas de una familia bendecida, una iglesia bendecida y una nación bendecida, centrándome en 2 Crónicas 9:7: «¡Bienaventurados tus hombres! ¡Bienaventurados estos siervos tuyos, que están continuamente delante de ti y oyen tu sabiduría!». Al reflexionar sobre este versículo, contemplé la tremenda bendición que supone encontrar a un líder sabio. Esto se debe a que la nación de Israel fue bendecida precisamente porque su rey, Salomón, era sabio. Al defender la justicia y la rectitud, el sabio rey Salomón fortaleció a la nación (versículo 8); así, tal como observó la reina de Sabá, el pueblo de Israel era, en efecto, un pueblo bendecido. Para que nuestras familias sean bendecidas, el cabeza de familia —el esposo o el padre— debe ser sabio. Para que nuestras empresas sean bendecidas, el presidente debe se...
People who suffer
because of a foolish leader
King
Darius, upon hearing the accusations against Daniel,
was
deeply distressed and spent the rest of the day
until
sunset trying to find a way to save Daniel.
Then,
the accusers came back to the king and said,
'Your
Majesty, remember that according to the law of the Medes and Persians,
no
decree or edict that the king issues can be changed.'
So,
the king had no choice but to give the order,
and
they threw Daniel into the lions' den.
At
that time, the king said to Daniel,
'May
your God, whom you always serve, rescue you.'
When
the stone was placed over the mouth of the den,
the
king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles,
so
that nothing could be changed concerning Daniel.
Then
the king returned to his palace, and he spent the night
without
eating and without entertainment, and he could not sleep
(Daniel
6:14-18).
As I
meditate on this passage, I believe that King Darius was not wise.
He
fell for the scheming of those who wanted to accuse Daniel.
He
should not have issued the decree based on their demands
and
should not have set it into law.
Moreover,
if King Darius truly valued Daniel,
he
would have known that Daniel prayed to God three times a day,
and
he should not have issued the decree that the accusers requested.
In
the end, King Darius, realizing
that
he could not change the decree he had issued,
reluctantly
followed the wishes of those who sought to accuse Daniel
and
ordered that Daniel be thrown into the lions' den.
Interestingly,
King Darius said to Daniel while he was in the den,
'May
your God, whom you always serve, rescue you' (v. 16).
From
this passage, it is clear that King Darius knew Daniel served God 'always'
and
that Daniel 'always' prayed to God three times a day.
So
why did he issue the decree based on the words
of
those who wanted to accuse Daniel?
Why
did he prohibit prayer to any god or man other than himself?
Could
it be that he was so foolish as to forget
that
there is a King of kings in heaven,
and
became so arrogant that he made such a decree?
Despite
his foolishness, King Darius, who had commanded
that
the wise and distinguished Daniel be thrown into the lions' den,
went
back to his palace and, rejecting the usual joyful music,
spent
the night without eating and without sleep (vv. 16, 18).
A
wise associate pastor working under
a
foolish senior pastor may suffer in such a way.
Similarly,
a foolish husband who digs his own grave
causes
his wise wife to suffer because of him.
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