Stay Away From the Tree Branches
As I was driving home today, I saw cows out to pasture. That is not an unusual thing for me to see on my way home since there are many large, green, and fenced-in fields. What struck me today though, was a cow that was straining against the barbed wire to try to reach the unreachable on the other side of the fence. But he wasn't going for greener grass. No. He was trying to get a taste of a dead tree limb. I realized as I watched this cow that this is how we often behave in life. God has given us boundaries, so to speak, that are clear in His Word, just like the cows' masters give them the boundary of the fence. He is not a power-hungry ruler who gives us boundaries because He wants us to suffer. No, rather, His Word reminds us of His love and shows us how to strive toward being all He has created us to be so that we can be ready for eternity. Just like the cow trying to reach the tree branch, we failable humans so often are reaching for things that we should stay away f...