Don’t Move That Fence
“Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.” (Proverbs 22:28)
Today’s Morsel: Often, people like to remove things before they know why they were put there. G. K. Chesterton states: "Don't ever take a fence down until you know the reason why it was put up." Chesterton was saying that you need to know why the fence was put there before you start removing it. There may be danger ahead of you. It may have been placed there for direction and guidance. It may have been for livestock’s protection from wild animals. Or to keep a child from wandering off while playing in the yard. For whatever reason, we must know the reason before we move it. This scripture may seem as though it is speaking to the natural, and it may be, but the book of proverbs is often a warning against disregard for foundational truths, doctrines, and customs established by past generations. It is a call for integrity, a respect for inherited wisdom, and caution against subtle dishonesty that erodes established principles and boundaries. That fence may be to show land marking and property ownership. If you move it for your own gain, it will surely reveal your dishonesty to others.
Sing: There shall be light in the evening time; the path to glory you will sure find, through the water way; it is the light today, baptized in Jesus’ name. Young and old repent of all your sins, then the Holy Ghost will enter in, the evening time has come; tis a fact that God and Christ are one.
Thought For Today: “Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.” (Deuteronomy 19:14)
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