Who's Your Daddy? – Deuteronomy 14:1

1 You are children of God, your God, so don't mutilate your bodies or shave your heads in funeral rites for the dead.

– Deuteronomy 14:1

Who's Your Daddy?

Sometimes, some of the verses in the bible crack me up.  The entire 14th chapter of Deuteronomy is one of those chapters that is just chock-full of  verses that make you wonder why God would have to "go there."  Like in life today, as weird as people can be, new rules and laws get written to be able to handle the goofy things we, as humans, get ourselves in to.  

But God knows who we are and what kinds of things we are capable of, so He just wants to remind us that we are His children, and that our actions reflect on who He is.  So if we do dumb things like mutilate our bodies and shave our heads out of ritualistic peer pressure, He won't love us less, but He won't be pleased either.

In today's "I'm OK – You're OK" society, it's easy to get caught up in the culture and do things to fit in that are contrary to who we are in Christ, and who our Father is.  We can become so "diverse" and "blend" so well, that there is almost no difference between us and the world.  In my opinion, that hinders God's ability to work in our lives.

Live today with the full understanding of Who God is . . . our Father, and who we are . . . His children, and make every decision based on those two nuggets of understanding.  Ask yourself, will my actions, the way I think, the way I dress, the places I go, the things I say, reflect a pure, and holy, and righteous Lord?  Will my life show off the light of love that He has for everyone?  Will I be a true reflection?  Or will I be a warped, side-show distorted reflection which leaves people  questioning the validity of the power of Christ.

We are the light of the world because HE is light and we are His reflection.  Let's shine brightly today!

Prayer

Father, You are our father.  You are our Lord.  We want to be a true reflection of the light of love and grace that You are.  Forgive us for causing others to question who You are because of our actions, or our appearance, or our tongue.  Help us to be ever mindful of who we are, in You.

Have a blessed day everyone!

– Richard