DAILY READINGS: Judges 21; Isaiah 40; 1 Corinthians 16
After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances. Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God. Leviticus 18:3-4
To gain citizenship in a new country is a prize greatly sought after, and involves rejecting all other national connections. As a believer, my citizenship is now in heaven (Phil 3:20). This means I have been delivered from the pagan customs of my past life (Egypt) and I must also reject the ungodly practices I see all around me today (Canaan). I must live and act as a “child of the King.” Am I? —David Croudace
I once was an outcast, a stranger on earth,
A sinner by choice and an alien by birth;
But I've been adopted, my name's written down,
An heir to a mansion, a robe and a crown… I'm the child of a King —Hattie E. Buell