Today’s Scripture Reading (September
4, 2012): Deuteronomy 5
Life is
filled with instructions. Everything that we invest into has things that we are
supposed to do to maintain them. A car runs best when it is taken back to the
dealership for regular maintenance. Expensive jewelry needs to be cleaned and
checked on a regular basis. If you have an operation done on your body, there
is normally a set of things that you need to do to rehabilitate it and become
healthy once again. Instructions reign – if we want to protect what it is that
is important to us.
My granddaughter
is just starting to go beyond the bottle and start her journey into real food.
So she is trying one food at a time (currently she likes pears.) Trying one
food at a time is one of the instructions necessary for a healthy life, but it
is even more important because she has been born into a family that has a lot
of food allergies in its history. As Grandpa, I admit that I am anxious for the
day that ice cream is added to the list, but I understand the wisdom of the “one
food at a time” approach.
Sometimes we
seem to think that God is a bit of a killjoy; that the only purpose that the
rules serve is to make sure that we do not have too much fun. But actually it
is the reverse. The rules are for no other reason than to make sure that his
creation has the ability to make all that they can out of this life. I mean,
could you imagine a culture where everyone got the rest that they needed and honored
those that went before. One where killing and stealing and lying just was not even
considered - a culture where promises were kept and jealousy was unknown. And that
is the culture that God intended for us to support and live in.
God’s wish
was simple. That the people that he created would respect him enough to follow
life’s instructions – and in so doing, that life would go good for them – and for
all the children.
Tomorrow’s Scripture Reading:
Deuteronomy 6
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