If…if…I
will…I will…I will. God has a plan set out before the Israelites. If they
would just listen…and obey. If not
they could count on disaster from the hand of God. Punishment. Terror. Disease.
Fevers. Stolen crops. Defeat. Worst of all is that God Himself will turn
against them. No wonder He says that they will run even when no one is chasing
them. Such fear.
Would more laws motivate them to listen and
obey? There were so many laws assigned by God that they must have been just
totally overwhelmed at this point. The oppressive slave drivers in Egypt must
have whipped them into obedience…and now God was just giving them rules to
follow. They had choices to make. If you obey…then I will be your God and bless
you. If you don’t obey…expect punishment. Can we expect any less? Yes. We are
under God’s grace. His unmerited favor. How blessed we are—to have Jesus pay
for our sins, but we are still expected to live a life of holiness. God wants
us to respect Him by showing our obedience to Him and love to others. That way
we will never have to run without being chased…unless we run just for exercise.
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No one is chasing us.
This path is straight--walk or run?
No stumbling when God is with us.
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Prayer
~ Lord God, as Your child, I am listening to You and trying to do as You say,
so I will have a long, good life. You are teaching me wisdom's ways and leading
me in straight paths. When I walk, I won't be held back; when I run, I won't
stumble. I am taking hold of Your instructions and I won't let them go. I guard
them, for they are the key to life. Proverbs 4:10-13.
Daily
Bible Reading: February 27 – Numbers 8-10
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