"You are to be my holy people... Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong... See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared" (Ex. 22:31, 23:2, 20).
Holy.
Set apart.
Protected and directed.
Some days I spend so much time asking for the things of the crowd--the unholy, unsanctified world--that I forget who I am.
I know who I am ...
Forgiven. Being made Perfect. A Gift of Grace. A Child of the King. Beautiful. Accepted. Spirit-filled. Anointed. Honoured. Loved. Set Free. Blessed.
But if I REALLY comprehended the intensity of my indentity then I would spend my hours looking for this angel who is bringing me to my prepared place instead of looking for ways to make myself more like the crowd.
Houses. Jobs. Cars. Bills. Vacations. RRSPs. Insurance policies.
It's so simple yet we choose to make it something unattainable--perhaps a feeble effort to justifify inactivity and complacency?
"Worship the Lord your God..."
why?
"...and his blessing will be on your food and water..."
okay... liking it...
"...I will take away sickness from among you, and none will miscarry or be barren in your land. I will give you a full life span."
HELLO!
After all he's given, what he asks is so little and what we receive is so grand. We are kings and queens sitting lazily in the charred fields of a barren land. Forgive me, Oh Lord, for I do know what it is I do... awaken this little bird into flight. My eyes will search for that angel of yours and follow him into your arms.
You have my heart.
Monday, June 22, 2009
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