Designate a place outside the camp where you can go to relieve yourself. As part of your equipment have something to dig with, and when you relieve yourself, dig a hole and cover up your excrement. For the Lord your God moves about in your camp to protect you and to deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy, so that he will not see among you anything indecent and turn away from you.
Deuteronomy 23:12-14 NIV
Today we read of many social rules; who to associate with, who not to associate with, cautions to follow the priests instructions with leprosy, guidance about marriage, guidance about disputes, and giving God our firstfruits.
He has declared that he will set you in praise, fame and honor high above all the nations he has made and that you will be a people holy to the Lord your God, as he promised.
Deuteronomy 26:19 NIV
Here we again read about God and can see that God is a God of order. He is concerned about us as; individuals and as communities, effected on by public health matters, we go about resolving disputes, we choose a mate, and in so many other matters. God has promised us a place of fame, honor and praise. For His plan to work, we need to obey. Ask the Spirit for help.
Out of His loving kindness, he directs us in all things, here we see a direction about relieving ourselves.
Thoughts
How might you be "relieving" yourself in a way that is not God pleasing? Gossip? Foul language?
In what ways do you see God's guidance and providence in your life?
Pray for the Spirit to open our eyes to see God's work in our life on a daily basis.
In Christ,
David P
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