A “through the bible” devotion from Deuteronomy 6.
So are you a rule-keeper, a rule-bender, or a rule-breaker? Maybe you don’t want to be any of those. Rule-keepers aren’t much fun, are they? Rule-breakers are nothing but trouble. Rule-benders aren’t reliable. None of those categories sounds very good.
Great news. You aren’t defined by rules. Read what Moses said to Israel:
“Hear, Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one! And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. And you shall repeat them diligently to your sons and speak of them when you sit in your house, when you walk on the road, when you lie down, and when you get up. You shall also tie them as a sign to your hand, and they shall be as frontlets on your forehead. You shall also write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates” (Deuteronomy 6:4-9).
It’s all about who God is and who they are. God’s word, filled with commands, statues, instructions, and rules was meant to be more than a list of things to do. Instead, God’s people were to infuse their desires (heart), speech (repeat them), actions (your hand), thoughts (forehead), and home life (doorposts and gates) with these words so they could live.
Take a board game or a card game for example. There is much more to the game than reading, understanding, and following the rules. There’s the game itself. There is luck (the roll of the dice or the hand dealt to you). There is strategy. And there are other people who bring laughter, cries of despair, promises of revenge, and shouts of victory.
You don’t play a game so you can follow rules. The rules enable us to enjoy the game. In the same way, we’re not here just for the rules. God’s word gives us life and shows us how to get the most out of it.
Waite for it... 