THE BOUNDARIES

"You have fixed all the boundaries of the earth; you have made summer and winter." (Psalm 74:17)
God has set clear & definite boundaries both in the physical & spiritual realms. He defines light and darkness, the seasons, and right and wrong. In the beginning, all creation functioned within His fixed boundaries, and He pronounced them all “very good”. But this was before man exercised his free will to operate outside the limit.
Yet God’s boundaries have not changed neither has His will for us to function within them. It is no surprise then that we have words like violation, trespass, thief and the like. These words only have meaning because we have a real sense of boundaries.
The word of God defines for us the limits that God has set for our lives, and sin is a violation of those boundaries. When we come to God through Jesus Christ who is the way, the truth and the life (John 14:6), we enter a new covenant relationship in which we agree to live our lives and walk with God on His terms and not to try to re-invent Him or redefine His boundaries to suit our opinion.
“In Christ” is the New Testament boundary that God has set for relationship with Him; and in Christ there are certain blessings you can expect: “blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ” (Eph 1:3).  They are blessings of peace, protection, provision, and power!
The Lord our God who sets boundaries is able to preserve the integrity of the wall He erects around the lives of those who put their trust in Him!

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