Numbers 33:50-34:29

The LORD did not set the Israelites free for freedom’s sake alone.  He had a plan and a promise — to bring them to a specific place and settle them there to represent him specifically.  He did not care if his people were sincere, religious, or committed if they were inclined to rebel against his plan.  A citizen of Israel had to decide whether he would cooperate with God and do what God wanted.  God would set the limits of his achievement.

Likewise, in the kingdom of Christ, there is  a specific aim to which he has aimed us.  We are not at liberty to decide on some other life objective.  If we want total freedom, that desire would take us to our destruction.  The freedom Jesus offers us is that of walking in the truth.

“So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”  John 8:31-32

LORD give us the courage to walk your specific walk.