Just Do It!

“And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city, And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the Lord, who is with you in the judgment. Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.” (2 Chronicles 19:5-7).

God’s preferred system of government for man was Godly ministers called Judges. This system served man well for hundreds of years until mankind decided he wanted an earthly king to rule over them, and not God. (Sounds silly, doesn’t it?)

Jehoshaphat the king of Judah gave a bit of advice to the Judges, advice we all should take to heart.

“Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the Lord, who is with you in the judgment.”

We are not to think or determine things according to the ways and standards of man. We are not to apply man’s thoughts and opinions. We are to think, act and judge according to God. Whatever is the will of God just, “Do it”!

God is righteous, true, and perfect. “There is no iniquity with the Lord our God”. God’s way is the right way and the only way.

The principles and precepts of God are not only the pathway to Him, but also the hedge that protects us from harm and keeps us in the way.

Jehoshaphat makes it so simple. Just do it!

One final note. God gave specific commands for us to follow. He also gave us guidelines, standards, fundamental truths, tenets, and doctrine to follow too. God is sometimes specific and sometimes general. Why the mix bag? Because we are children of God blessed with the capability to think, deduce and reason. It is the spirit within us and our free will that utilizes these things to do, or not do the will of God. We are not hardwired robots. Nature is a wonderful example of the Spirit of God.

This frees us up. Instead of being like an Old Testament Jew, who followed a rigid set of rules, procedures and ceremonies, we have been set free by the Spirit of Christ! This why the Apostle Paul said:

“All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.” (1 Corinthians 10:23)

“All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.” (1 Corinthians 6:12).

The law is written on our heart (Hebrews 8:10 and 10:16) and the heart is our Spirit.

Bill Hitchcock