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02/24/2015

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God's Laws

Think of them as channel markers.

I grew up in Miami Florida and my family had a motor boat that we'd take out to the reef to snorkel or fish. One of the important things to learn as you operate a boat on the coast is traveling safely out-of and into port. Even if you don't have maps you can keep your boat off the reef or shoals by going through the channel marked by channel markers. These are posts that have been placed into the floor of the bay or ocean that stick up 15 to 20 feet above the surface of the water and are topped with red triangles or green squares that indicate edge of the channel. Are they there to confine us, no they are there to show the way by which we can safely make it out of the harbor. Without them it would be very problematic as many boats would end up grounding themselves on the bottom where their motor would get stuck in the sand, or grass or coral. Sure there are some areas where at low tide you can just see the shallow areas and avoid them, but especially at night or during heavy weather it's nice to follow the channel markers that show how to safely make it to port.

God's laws are the same. They are markers that clearly mark how to safely navigate through this life.

Think about that.

Love,
Dad