Joel M Bradshaw

1The Lord said to Moses, 2“Command the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter Canaan, the land that will be allotted to you as an inheritance is to have these boundaries…–Numbers 34 (emphasis)

IN CONTEXT: This chapter would of course be very controversial today. Wars have been fought regarding these lines. The boundary lines of the geopolitical nation of Israel matter a great deal to the Middle East. Here this was God setting the boundary lines for the nation.

FOR US: Throughout the Bible, God has set moral and spiritual boundary lines for us, as well. To follow Jesus means self-denial, not self-pursuit (Luke 9:23). We are commanded to do all for the glory of God, not the self, as our basic operating principle (1 Corinthians 10:31). The best boundaries are where you take God’s boundaries and then apply them to yourself.

So now take all aspects of your being and place a helpful boundary on yourself. These are areas you refuse to compromise in your faithful obedience to Jesus. You should daily depend upon God’s strength, but also stay disciplined and diligent!–JMB

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