Making God's Law Your Own

I really like this little tidbit in Deuteronomy 17. God has told the people that when they enter the Promised Land that they may have a king over them. There were a couple of provisos but I really think this one in particular is great:

17:18 "And when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, he shall write for himself in a book a copy of this law."

I can just picture the high and lofty king of the land bent over a desk copying letter by letter the law into his notebook like a school boy practicing his cursive writing. It would have been somewhat demeaning, but then, I suppose that is the idea.

When we get into places of authority it is easy for us to let the office go to our heads. Then more than ever we need to be reminded that there is a much higher authority than ourselves, and a standard to which we must hold.

Pastor Tom