Tag: Moses

“Please…”

“Please….”

Once again, Moses stands at the foot of Sinai. Also known as Horeb.

This time he’s not alone with the sheep.

But with a multitude. Led out of captivity.

A disobedient, fickle flock.

Joshua receives the exhortation. “Be strong and courageous.” Hearing it loud and clear. Multiple times.

From the Lord. And from the people. (Joshua 1:6,7,9,18)

He’s stepping into leadership after one of the greatest leaders of all time. Moses.

Certainly not for the faint of heart, this. Leading the multitudes. And entering the Promised Land.

Then. At the end of his life. He delivers the exhortation.

Limits. We fight restrictions.

Don’t tie us down. Hem us in. Hold us back.

The old lie seeps in from birth. All the way from the Garden. “Did God actually say, ‘Don’t eat this’?” (Genesis 3:1-7)

And asserting independence, we step subtly off the path. Veer inconspicuously outside the way of truth. Go our own way.

We’re entitled to this freedom. This pleasure.

So we think.

Limits. Image by Isabella and Louisa Fischer on Unsplash.