Finally
the priest gives them the message they wanted to
hear. He was even careful to use the name of God
to give the message credibility and authority. This
is the sweet talk of a hired preacher who says what
people want to hear. The Levite sent them on their
way with a blessing, making a false claim that their
journey was "before/in front of the Lord
Everything
that we do in life is related to discovering who
we are and what is God's plan for us? Some of us
spend years on the wrong pathway to a perfect life.
The ultimate home in life is not the pretty white
house with horses running in the wild, it is the
place that God has position each one of us for his
purpose and glory. The many prophets, kings, rulers,
presidents, pastors have made enough mistakes for
us to learn how to avoid repeating the same acts
of disobedience. As a kid I remember walking home
from school in North Carolina, my brother and I
would try out different ways to get home. It was
our own version of “map quest”. The adventure would
sometimes get us in trouble.
Whatever
our reasoning where, it still under minded the obedient
act of coming directly home. Have you ever showed
up late to a special event and afterward you felt
out of place. When we avoid taking the direct route
to our problems, we commit a breach of consideration
in any relationship; we allow things that are not
of God to take root. Recently, I was given an alternate
route instead of being obedient to the covenant
of my marriage. Against the advice of many, I decided
to follow God's will and his law. I had men of God,
family members, friends at work telling me to separate.
The
covenant of God is clear, it is unambiguous. The
Danities stray away from the inheritance that God
had promised them. They begin to put their trust
in the worlds. They became the seeds of rifts. When
we look to substitute the will of God, we give up
knowing the right way to God's highway; we no longer
have a map of his perfect will.
God
continues to love us even when we turn from Him,
He continues giving us second changes. The tribe
of Dan broke His heart. He pursued them like a mother
trying to save her children.
The
word is clear about breaking a covenant with God!
As we look to the present, what can we learn from
the mistake of the Danities? . Time is running out!
In the final judgment the alternative that we choose
will not serve as an exception to the laws of God.
Amen
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