This account could be entitled... - All The Good Seed Daily Devotionals for 2026

There was a little city with few men in it, and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great snares around it. Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no-one remembered that same poor man.
Ecclesiastes 9:14.15

This account could be entitled "Ingratitude is the world's reward". A few thoughts on man's forgetfulness could be added to close the matter.

What does it really mean? Simply this: the city is man's soul, alone and unable to defend itself. The great king can be compared with Satan, ready to conquer and destroy. That is our situation. If only we would consider it! The inhabitants of the city were at least conscious of the danger, but they saw no possibility of deliverance.

There was, however, the poor, wise man, disregarded by people, yet who knew how to deliver the city. It is not only the case there. What people fail to notice and scorn often proves to be great for God. Even Jesus Christ, God's Son, was despised by men. Yet for every believer He is "wisdom from God - and righteousness and sanctification and redemption" (1 Corinthians 1:30). He became poor, so that we "through his poverty might become rich" (2 Corinthians 8:9).

Nevertheless, most people in this world act as though Jesus Christ had never lived. Yet it is worth our remembering His love and His atoning death on the cross. For us it is vital! We must contemplate Him and His offer of salvation and accept it! There is no other way of salvation.

Today's reading: Judges 8:1-17 · 2 Corinthians 8:1-8