December 27, 2022

Passage Read: Deuteronomy 24-27
Meditation Verses: 25:5-9

Thought

The wife of a man who dies leaving no son is to become his advocate, ensuring that his line does not die out. The man's brother is supposed to marry her and raise up a son to carry on his brother's line. If he won't, his sister-in-law is supposed to plead with him and enlist the aid of the elders to press him to do this. She has this obligation to her husband even after he is dead. She doesn't live for her own purposes, but for her husband's line. If her brother-in-law won't fulfill his duty, only then is she released from this Law; there's nothing else she can do. This is an example of the total dedication of a wife to her husband; she doesn't live for herself, but for her husband and for his house and line. It's an example of what the church should be for Christ: completely dedicated to building up His house and His family, not living for her own wants and wishes.

Application

My most important thoughts and efforts should be to build up the family of Jesus, to tell others about Him and train those who believe in Him to walk in His ways. I shouldn't live for my own wants and wishes, but wholly for His. This is what it means to be no longer my own, but His. I exist for His honor and glory, and should be working and living for that above all else.