America is a country of ownership, of borders, and of legally drawn boundaries that make a difference.
There are cities all across the Union that straddle state lines. It’s important to note which state a person’s business is in, and which state the person lives in. The taxing regulations, occupancy limits, and fire codes might be different just for stepping a few feet to one side or another.
Ancient Egypt was hounded by the yearly flooding of the Nile River. It was actually a good thing, because the floodwaters layered nutrient-rich silt on the land and leached salt out of the soil. With the good came the bad. How could the farmers mark off their plots of land when identifying markers were washed away in the floods?
Each year they had to set up their borders all over again, and they became expert surveyors. They knew how to redraw the lines and say, This is mine, and that is yours.
Joshua 15:1-12 is all about setting Judah’s borders in Canaan. The dimensions are drawn out in exacting detail, following the natural features of the land. However, Verse 6 gives us a reference point unlike any others.
“…and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.”
The marker in this location had been placed in a specific spot. It wasn’t dependent on the crest of this hill, or the border of that sea. It was a man-made reference point, one that was intentional and well known.
What are our stones of Bohan? What borders have we drawn to tell the devil that this is ours, and that is his? Have we placed our stones around our children, our Bible-reading time, and our tithes? Do our stones stand at our Internet portal, beside our television, and on top of the books we read?
Some borders seem to fall easily into place in our walk with God. We’re polite to our neighbors, generous with our church, and we’d never think of cheating on our spouse. We divide the moments of each day, naturally giving them to the Father. Yet, other moments are harder, and we have to go out of our way to set our stones.
Our stones reflect our relationship with our God. Everyone knows where they are, even if we think they’re hidden. Let’s place them in the important places so our walk with God is undisturbed by anything evil that might come our way.
Let’s let our commitment to Christ be reflected in our stones of Bohan, placed intentionally and left there for all the world to see. When we do, others can use our commitment to mark their own borders, and together, we will be stronger in our walk with our Lord.
When we clearly mark our borders, the devil knows he’d better not cross onto our side.
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