Wednesday
Today was the day…
That was a getting back to usual day. By the time I turned my work clock off, I had finally got my inbox down to zero.
This morning, I went to the beach, while Mike stayed home. He had some things to do. The beach was very quiet as it looked a little drizzly. The sea was cooler than usual but exhilarating. The shark net was put out and I got to swim out to the barrel a few times. It was crystal clear out there. Closer to the beach there was quite a bit of sea weed.
Back home, Mike had a bit of a house maintenance day and one of the things he did was clean the balcony. It looks so much better.
This morning when I was doing my Bible reading, I encountered a verse in Leviticus that really jumped out at me. It’s one of the reasons why reading the entire Bible is worthwhile. Ploughing through Levitical laws can be confusing and many wonder at their value or relevance today. For me, I reflect on how life was then and how it is now. What would it have been like trying to live up to those expectations. Reading about the ancient governance concerning crime reminds me that violence and injustice has been around since time immemorial. But that wasn’t the thrust of the verse I read today. As God bought the Israelites out of the bond of slavery in Egypt, He does the same for us – the slavery of our lives is over. In Him we are free. He enables us to walk with heads held high.
Leviticus 26:13
I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk with heads held high.
This is not because of what we have done – our achievements, but because of what He has done on our behalf. It doesn’t matter what we think people think. By breaking the bars of our yoke, He puts His forefinger under our chin and gently pushes it up – He enables us to walk with heads held high.
A good lesson from Leviticus.
The best is yet to come – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Helga xx 🙂