How To Love
Limits!
"Therefore the law is holy,
and the commandment
holy and just and good."
Romans 7: 12
A mother tells her young children:
“You may play in this children’s park,
anywhere you like. But you may
not
play in the school playground over
there.”
The children ask, “Why?” The mother
explains: “Because you will have
to
cross this busy road which would be
dangerous. So you may play here,
but not there.”
Laws are meant to protect and make life better.
It is also true of God’s laws. In Galatians 4:1-7,
Paul used the illustration of children in his day
who
were guided by tutors until they matured,
using the
law as an example of a tutor.
Just as a tutor would keep a young child from harm,
so the laws of God
can keep us from harm until we
are old enough to understand God’s expectations
and wisdom. Chafing against civil or spiritual laws
is a sign of immaturity.
If there is a law, commandment, or guideline
you don’t see the need for, be patient. Trust
there's a loving reason for every limitation.
"When the law of God is
written in our hearts our
duty will be our delight."
Matthew Henry