Boundaries

There are boundaries is just about every area of life. There are lines that are not to be crossed in friendship, in families, in marriages, in business, etc… This word is defined as: “a line that marks the limits of an area”. Obviously in the aforementioned areas of life, the line is figurative, but pretty clear nonetheless. When boundaries are crossed the situations and relationships changed immediately. In some cases you can never go back to complete restoration of things as they were. The Lord speaks to boundaries with His people Israel. Check this out….

1 Hear the word of the Lord, you Israelites,

    because the Lord has a charge to bring

    against you who live in the land:

‘There is no faithfulness, no love,

    no acknowledgment of God in the land.

2 There is only cursing, lying and murder,

    stealing and adultery;

they break all bounds,

    and bloodshed follows bloodshed. (Hosea 4:1-2 NIV)

The Lord desires my faithfulness. He wants me to be faithful in the face of sin that is lurking at my door. There are boundaries to live within. He wants me to love like He loves and love others on His behalf. I need to live and love knowing the Lord watches over my life (boundaries). He gives me what I need to be faithful and love like Him. His presence gives me strength to push away temptation and the evil that would seek to destroy me. I am tempted like every other human, I must lean on Him for strength and resolve to guard my heart against the assaults of the evil one through the culture I live in.

With His help, I can remain faithful to Him and love like only He loves within the boundaries He’s mapped out for me.

Pressing On!

Dwayne