Knowing your boundaries

“God says we must not eat it or even touch it, or we will die.” Genesis 3:3

A dog on a leash knows his boundaries, a basketball player knows the boundaries, a football player knows his boundaries. Do Christians know their boundaries?

In the book of Exodus the Lord calls Moses to prepare his people for the Lord’s arrival and instructs him on all He wants ready for when He comes.

“Be sure they are ready on the third day, for I will come down upon Mount Sinai as all the people watch. Set boundary lines that the people may not pass. Warn them. Be careful! Do not go up on the mountain or even touch its boundaries. Those who do will certainly die!” Exodus 19:11-12

The Israelites had real visual set boundaries and so do we. We have the whole word of God that lays out, defines, and teaches us our boundaries.

We can either dance around and over our God given boundaries or we can stay within in them where there is life, love, comfort, peace, unity, and God’s amazing holiness right in the center.

Even Satan has boundaries, there is nothing that monster can do that doesn’t go through the Lord first! Halleluiah!

I truly believe that if we will study our boundary, which means reading God’s word, and if we know that outside of our boundary Satan awaits we will be able to live and experience freedom in Christ. Let me explain;

Imagine a football field; it has a white line that goes all the way around it, that is the boundary line. If the athletes pass that line they are considered out of bounds.

As Christians (true Christians filled with the Holy fire) we have a spiritual field that has been set up for us and is marked in red, Christ’s blood. As long as we live within the read lines, live in Christ we will live in the place where the milk and honey of God’s love flows. If we step outside of that red line than we are walking on Satan’s turf (out of bounds) and if we have never stepped inside of the red lines, meaning have never received Christ, than we are living prey to Satan.

It is important to know your boundaries. Open God’s word and let Him draw your boundaries out for you. Yes His boundaries require giving up of the flesh and the things of this world but believe me it is worth it.

Prayer: Lord thank You for giving us boundaries, boundaries that only make us better, boundaries that keep us close to You and away from the death trap of Satan. Amen