December 29th Bless the Boundaries READ: Psalm 1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners Psalm 1:1 In all the years I’ve worked with people, I’ve yet to meet someone whose life was all messed up because he or she kept God’s commands. Yet in a day when personal freedom is celebrated as an inalienable right, talk of conforming our lifestyle to God’s ways is often viewed as an infringement. And anyone who speaks out in favor of God’s boundaries is ruled out of bounds. But in this frenzy to be free, it should not go unnoticed that our society is increasingly marked with a haunting sense of meaninglessness and despair. God’s people should have a distinctly view of boundaries. Like the psalmist, we must realize that a blessed life comes from delighting in the law of the Lord (Psalm 1:2)-not in living like those who “walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take” (v. 1 NIV). God’s boundaries are not meant to take the pizazz out of life. Instead, they are divine fences constructed with God’s wisdom to help us avoid the treachery and trouble of reckless living. Next time you are tempted to break through God’s boundaries, remember His loving purpose in putting up fences. Choose to bless God for the boundaries and for the way they bless you. (Joe Stowell) What freedom lies with all who choose To live for God each day! But chains of bondage shackle those Who choose some other way. (D. DeHaan) God’s fences keep you within the bounds of His blessings. https://youtube/watch?v=sSBnzQqKlcw
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 20:34:17 +0000
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