BRINGING GUILT
Today's reading: Deuteronomy 23-25

"...You must not bring guilt upon the land the Lord your God is giving you as a special possession." Deuteronomy 24:4 NLT

These are instructions to the Israelites as they begin to inhabit their Promised Land. The land given to them from God. As a special gift. For their home.

He wants them to realize the enormity of this prize. He wants them to honor it. He wants them to come to grips with the love with which it was given.

He wants them to maintain its integrity.

I see that in all He has given to me...

The family He's blessed me with.

The home He's given me.

The church He's called me to be a part of.

The job He allows me to minister in.

The neighborhood He's called me to live out Christianity inside.

The community He's asked me to be a part of.

I must not bring guilt upon any of it. Because they are all gifts from Him. They are blessings straight from God's hand.

I don't want to dirty any of it with my own sins, make light of it's value in my heart, leave any of it untouched by His grace, refuse to acknowledge any of it as anything but expressions of His mercy in my life.

What about your 'land'?