January 25 – Promises, Sweet Promises
Exodus 23:25-26
25And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee. 26There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfill.
I admit, many times I pick up a book and skim the first few pages. Then, I will make my way back to the table of contents and decide from there what chapters spark my interest. Consequently, I often find myself lost and confused when it comes to pertinent details to the story.
The instructions God gave His people in the Old Testament shed light on so much going on in our lives today. Chapters 22 through 24 cover a myriad of acceptable conduct as well as habits to avoid. But what arrests my attention is a promise woven in the midst of it all. God tells His loved ones if they will hold true to Him alone, He would not only take care of their necessities, but He would also stave off sickness, disease and barrenness.
It’s easy to argue with what we don’t understand and what we cannot control. But for those of us who are tired of doing life our way and yielding subpar results, this promise is quite appealing. So, my prayer today is “God, reveal any area in my life in which I have not been true to You alone.” And from there, I repent, ask for help and determine to love Him with all I’ve got. Then, just maybe, those “pieces of baggage” I’ve been carrying will find an eternal resting place! Sounds good to me!
Reading through the Bible: January 25, 2012
Exodus 22-24 http://www.blueletterbible.org/reader/daily/generic.cfm
