"The Lord also spoke to Moses, saying, 'Speak to the sons of Israel, and tell them that they shall make for themselves tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and that they shall put on the tassel of each corner a cord of blue. It shall be a tassel for you to look at and remember all the commandments of the Lord, so as to do them and not follow after your own heart and your own eyes, after which you played the harlot, so that you may remember to do all My commandments and be holy to your God. I am the Lord your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt to be your God; I am the Lord your God.'" -Numbers 15.37-41
God has given Israel laws for when they enter the Promised Land. Leviticus is full of these laws in greater detail, but those were primarily given to the generation that will no longer be entering the land. God is instructing the next generation on what they are to do when they finally take possession of the land.
God instructs the people to put tassels on the corners of their garments with a blue cord so that they remember all that God commanded them. God desires for His people to be holy to Him, not to run after the false gods of pagan nations. God has brought them out of Egypt, He has provided for them in the wilderness, and He will bring them into the Promised Land. They are always to remember what God has done and devote their lives to serving and worshiping Him.
Men, what reminders do you have of all that God has commanded? What reminders do you have of all that God has done for you? What in your life is there to remind you to always pursue holiness?
For Israel it was a blue cord on their tassels. It served as a constant reminder of all that God had done for them. To this day the Jews still had the tassels on the corners of their prayer shawls to remind them of God's deliverance and provision. What is your reminder?
"Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."
To God alone be the Glory!
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