Daily devotion with Jon Courson October 6 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue: and it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring: that ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God. I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD your God.. Numbers 15:37–41 Any Israelite over the age of twenty would not enter the Promised Land because, although there is forgiveness of sin, there are also repercussions; although God forgives and forgets, the scars remain. This is the message of Numbers 15, the first of ten chapters that will chronicle God’s dealings with a group of people who had not only failed miserably, but who would continue to do so over the next fifty years. And yet at the end of this chapter, God says this: “Here’s what will make the wilderness wandering which you’ve brought upon yourselves bearable: around your garments make a border of blue.” In Scripture, blue is the color of Heaven. Therefore, God was essentially saying, “Never forget that you’re on your way to Heaven.” “Let not your heart be troubled,” Jesus would echo centuries later, “Believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions” (see John 14:1–2). My heart can be troubled. So can yours. But because Jesus will never ask us to do that which He doesn’t empower us to do, I don’t have to let my heart be troubled. What’s the key? Heaven - to think about Heaven, to be focused on Heaven, to be constantly aware that Heaven is close at hand. The children of Israel were to have borders of blue on their hems so that when they looked down at their feet as they trudged through the wilderness, they would see a dusty border of blue, reminding them of their higher calling, their grand destination. The same is true today. From the time I get dressed each morning until the time I undress each night, I am to see the border of blue. That is, I’m to remember that I’m headed for Heaven, where all those things I wish I could redo, where all the opportunities I’ve missed and the mistakes I’ve made will be set right. If you remove the border of blue from your garments, if you remove Heaven from the equation, you’ll be depressed in the wilderness, for the key to being happy and joyful on earth is to live for Heaven.
Posted on: Mon, 07 Oct 2013 01:42:06 +0000
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