Rules, rules?

Rules? The more laws we invent without God at the center, accountability to God is often replaced by accountability to men. Gradually more and more laws finally reduce a person's ability to personally discern; which creates a judgmental spirit, and ultimately a false standard of righteousness. Laws without God usually result in more burdens than solutions.

Think about it. Rules! There are those that are written and then those that are unwritten. Over time the unwritten rules often become written ones giving rise to a legalism and blurring the great rule: to love God and to love your neighbor as yourself.

God’s Word tells us: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest” (Luke 2: 1-5).

Although it can be uncomfortable not having the answers for every problem in this life, perhaps it is sometimes best to be ignorant and happy rather than knowing and pompous. We may find that our ignorance is indeed a knowledge beyond that which we had ever hoped to find by our own making and doing. Embracing the simple grace of God beats rules every time.

“I pray today in Jesus name that when we are tempted to become obsessed with the rules of the game over the object of it, we step back and survey the reasons we are involved in the game of life. It’s about God not rules. Amen!”

“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own” (Matthew 6:34) www.thispassingday.com

Rules, rules?

Rules? The more laws we invent without God at the center, accountability to God is often replaced by accountability to men. Gradually more and more laws finally reduce a person's ability to personally discern; which creates a judgmental spirit, and ultimately a false standard of righteousness. Laws without God usually result in more burdens than solutions.

Think about it. Rules! There are those that are written and then those that are unwritten. Over time the unwritten rules often become written ones giving rise to a legalism and blurring the great rule: to love God and to love your neighbor as yourself.

God’s Word tells us: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest” (Luke 2: 1-5).

Although it can be uncomfortable not having the answers for every problem in this life, perhaps it is sometimes best to be ignorant and happy rather than knowing and pompous. We may find that our ignorance is indeed a knowledge beyond that which we had ever hoped to find by our own making and doing. Embracing the simple grace of God beats rules every time.

“I pray today in Jesus name that when we are tempted to become obsessed with the rules of the game over the object of it, we step back and survey the reasons we are involved in the game of life. It’s about God not rules. Amen!”

“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own” (Matthew 6:34) www.thispassingday.com