Monday, January 23, 2012

Don't Dwell There

Numbers 25:1 KJV
And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.

I cannot help but think that the trouble here is that Israel abode in Shittim.
• They were, at this stage in their history, a nomadic people
• They lived in tents and were not to settle down in the desert
• Their home was in the Promised Land and they knew it but
• They have made themselves at home, and that, just on the other side of their goal

It is when we who are Christians allow ourselves to settle in to this world that we will find ourselves in the most trouble. Though we sojourn here we must never allow ourselves to take root here. Our home is eternal heaven. We know that. And when we make any part of this earth our abode, we are sure to compromise our faith.

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