Shabbat Shalom!
“I know, O YHWH, that your rules are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.”
Father, You and I both know the road I have travelled. It wasn’t always the most kosher. I wondered far from You and Your rules. It didn’t matter how much I sinned You never left me. And even though I was in sinned it didn’t change Your rules. They didn’t become obsolete because I needed them to agree with my wrongdoing.
Your rules are righteous and point out to me when I am wrong. They determine rather I’m on the right path, moving towards You or away from You.
I can’t be angry with You for disciplining me when I am wrong. I am truly grateful for Your faithfulness towards me. If You allowed me to do whatever I want without any discipline, I might think You don’t love me. What parent would willing let their child head down the wrong path without warning. Or never disciplined them. Only a parent who doesn’t care about their child’s future.
Thank You for caring about my future and our relationship.
Do you think God’s rules are righteous and worth keeping? Why or why not? Tell us in the comments.