2 September: Haggai 2:10-19
Key Verse: Haggai 2:12
If one carries consecrated meat in the fold of one’s garment, and with the fold touches bread, or stew, or wine, or oil, or any kind of food, does it become holy? The priests answered, ‘No.’
Devotion:
One of the things the people of Israel were very hot on was making sure they had loads and loads of rules for absolutely everything to try and make sure they did not do things which God had told them were wrong in some way.
Unfortunately, like a badly taught AI model, they had built rules upon rules upon rules and they were loosing their way in what God really wanted from them
Their rules would make some things clean and other things unclean just because of a touch against something which was unclean. But they dare not say something was clean just because it was touched by something which was deemed holy in some manner!
They were placing higher authority on their rules than on the wishes of God; something we need t be very aware of and avoid going down the same rabbit hole with!
Points to ponder:
Are you putting more emphasis on your rules rather than the wishes of God?
Are you ready to give in to God's wishes in your life?